Wool Bill To Be Modified And Adopted In Senate Tug
Washington July 25 Senate leaders prepared for a three day tariff fight centered on the wool bill with a possible third measure as Cummins substitute and house bill debates loom. Simmons defended a substantial wool reduction while Smith pressed against free wool. Cummins substitute offered a lighter cut, aligning with tariff board findings and echoing prior Dolliver critique of Payne Aldrich. Moyer reelected president of the Western Federation of Miners in Cripple Creek.
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Simmons
Smith
Michigan
Payne-Aldrich Tari
Cummins
Tariff Board
Dolli‘er
Iowa
Ff Board
House Committee
House
Ueship
Roosevelt
Steal beer on a dare leads to hefty fines in Chicago
Chicago July 25 Municipal Judge Waverly fined three men and two women 4 mal of $1,000 for stealing a dozen bottles of beer from a North side saloon. One woman and the party took the beer on a dare.
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Chicago
Waverly
North Side
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline and Vicinity
Generally fair tonight and Friday with a slight cooling trend. Yesterday’s high was 54 and the low 65, Tam at 70. Wind at 7 am four miles per hour. Precipitation none, humidity 50 at 7 pm and 74 at 7 am. Water stage 4.7 with a 1 inch drop in the last 24 hours. Astronomical notes list evening stars Mars Jupiter Mercury Venus and the morning star Saturn.
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Tam
J. M. Sherier
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James Gentry Held in Gotham
New York July 25 James Gentry an actor who served 15 years in prison for killing Madge York Philadelphia and released two years ago through theatrical men was found dead in a hotel room of heart disease Gentry was involved in a sensational Philadelphia murder infatuated with Madge York both were in The Baggage Check company She refused to marry him and on February 17 1895 he shot her He was sentenced to hang but commuted to a life term.
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New York
James Gentry
Madge York
Philadelphia
Gentry
Baggage Check
Police blind on Rosenthal case
New York on July 25. Police efforts to identify the men in the Rosenthal murder ride have stalled after none of the automobile passengers was brought to headquarters. Wallon surrendered but other suspected assassins remain at large while several have appeared in the city in the past week. The grand jury also continued its investigation of gambling charges connected to Rosenthal.
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New York
Rosenthal
Wallon
Illinoisans Fight Water Power State Bill
Washington reports that the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee backed an omnibus water power bill containing 10 measures. It would grant dam rights across navigable streams from Tennessee to Missouri and across the Mississippi between Iowa and Illinois at Rock Island. Illinois representatives Rainey and Foster oppose all measures, pledging to block passage. Rainey quipped the bill “will be passed when pigs fly.”
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Washington, D.C
Water Power Trust
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Tennessee
Montana
Missouri
Mississippi River
Iowa
Illinois
Rock Island
Rainey and
Foster
Rainey
Ho Uad
Wisconsin and Illinois Retail Coal Dealers elect officers
Peoria Illinois July 26 in the closing session of the annual convention officers were elected President J S Cusick Oregon Wis Vice President E F Hunter Chilli cothe NL Treasurer C H Fintell Geneseo Tm Secretary Peter Beck Harvey T A resolution was adopted recommending that the weights at destination of coal govern the payment thereof.
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Wisconsin and Illlinois Association
Peoria
Wisconsin and Illinois Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
J.S. Cusick
Oregon
Wis
E. F. Hunter
Chillicothe
C. H. Fintell
Geneseo
Peter Beck
Harvey, T
Expelled Illinois men accused of tampering roulette wheels
Paris July 25 The ministry of the Interior expelled Walter Thornton Lewis of Shelbyville Illinois and Frederick M Sibley of Peoria Illinois domiciled in London on charges they induced a roulette wheel maker to yield wheels before delivery to casinos at fashionable French watering places to tamper with them The action stems from a French ministry decree aimed at preventing tampering with gambling equipment by unauthorized parties.
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Paris
Ministry of the Interior
France
Walter Thornton Lewis
Shelbyville
London
Frederick M. Sibley
Peoria
Ill
Desolate Towns After Flood Rages Leave Many Dead
Pittsburg reports describe death and destruction across southwest counties from cloudburst floods. Officials estimate property loss will run into millions as towns struggle to recover from the inundation that swept through yesterday and last night.
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Pittsburg
Real War Moves in Mimic Battle Near Camp Douglas
A mock battle at Camp Douglas Wisconsin pits “Reds” regular troops against “Blues” regulars and state militia. The Reds reportedly crossed the Mississippi at La Crosse and planted a flag near Tonaha nineteen miles east of Sparta. Blues begin march at dawn and expect to clash within 36 hours after burning bridges and blowing rail lines as part of the exercise.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
United States
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Tonaha
Sparta
Maryland Roosevelt Delegates Convene For Chicago Fight
Independent electors gathered in Baltimore on July 25 to pick delegates for the Chicago convention as Mary land supporters of Roosevelt rallied in a mass meeting.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Baltimore
Maryland
Flood Devastates Coal Region Mines and Towns
Across Pennsylvania and nearby states floodwaters wrecked homes and industries with extensive property loss. Fatalities were reported in mines including the Superba at Evans and Smock Grindstone Linn Lemont Ellenwood Monongah Fairmount New Martinsville, with dozens more drowned. A Dunbar alert spurred rapid evacuation as creeks rose past safe levels and rail lines suffered damage. A separate incident in Marcus Hook damaged Union Petroleum property and the steamship Trinidad with crew escapes.
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Dunbar
Lemont
Mt. Braddock
Connellsville
Superba
Evans
Smock
Redstone Valley
Grindstone
Linn
Wheeling
W. Va
Ellenwood
Monongah
Fairmount
New Martinsville
Marcus Hook
Union Petroleum Company
Trinidad
Swank
Better Butter A Gotham Demand
Chicago July 25 The New York market presses for higher grade butter than Chicago requires. Thomas Somerville of the Chicago butter board testifies at the government injunction hearing. He says firms secured creamery output by paying a premium above the board price. He explains the meaning of New York extras in butter classification.
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Chicago
New York
Thomas Somerville
Somerville
Train Speed Debate At Chicago Inquiry
Chicago inquiry into the Western Springs wreck heard Burlington superintendent Robert Rice admit postal dictates speed on mail trains and that 80 to 90 mph runs occur. Berry sought data on Overland Express speeds, while signal expert Latimer defended Burlington practices and contrasted manual versus automatic blocking as witnesses described speed and safety issues.
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Sam
Western Springs
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
State Commission
Robert Rice
Burlington
Orville F. Berry
B. A. Eckhart
J. A. Connell
Mr. Rice
Mr. Berry
James B. Latimer
Burington
Beveridge Named Temporary Chairman at Progressive Convention
Former Indiana senator Beveridge was chosen as temporary chairman of the National Convention of Progressives in Chicago. Emerson Brantingham Co. to acquire Reeves & Co. Thrasher manufacturers of Columbus, Ohio, merging with Rockford offices moved. plant remains in Columbus. Consideration $2,500,000.
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Beveridge
B. Moose
Chicago
Indiana
National Convention of Progressives
Rockford
Emerson Brantingham Company
Reeves & Co. Thrasher Manufacturers
Columbus
Ohio
Harriman Donation Discussed in 1904 Campaign Fallout
Senate inquiry recalls Harriman contribution via Bliss to New York state committee before Roosevelt’s 1904 win. Sheldon says national committee received $1,655,518 in 1908. efforts to trace 1904 donors include Morgan & Co. and Frick, with uncertain links to trusts. Other items note a mine worker leader collapsing on a Chicago line and a Rockford woman killed by a train amid a water test incident in Bridgeport and Norwalk mills.
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Washington
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Cornelius Bliss
Senate
J. P. Morgan , Co
Henry Frick
Harriman
Paynter
Edward H. Harriman
Roosevelt
Sheldon
Odell
Bliss
National Committee
Cabinet Shakeup Rumors Swirl Around Taft Administration
Washington reports of impending changes in Taft's cabinet continue. Nagel is the latest mentioned as saying he would not serve after March 4 if Taft is reelected, and Wickersham is also expected to retire. The talks are cited as the basis for the newest circulation of cabinet changes.
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Nagel
Taft
Wickersham
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