Promoters Seek Court Stay Against Big Prize Fight
In San Francisco today Attorney General Webb plans a permanent injunction and a temporary restraining order to block the Jeffries Johnson bout, with prom oters Rickard and Gleason facing heavy losses if the fight is halted or moved. Governor Gillett's pressure prompts action as Utah and Reno options are considered. Jeffries indicates willingness to fight anywhere, while San Francisco authorities push to stop the event.
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Jeffries-Johnson
Kauffman-Langford
Webb
Gillett
Rickard
Gleason
Jeffries- Johnson
McCarthy
Gleason and
Jeff
Ben Lomond
Cal
Jeffries
Johnson
Washington
James N. Gillett
A. S. Webb
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Weather Summary For Local Area Tonight And Friday
Generally fair and warm with a low chance of precipitation. Temperature at 7 a.m. 69, high 87, low 64 in the last 12 hours, light winds. Mississippi stages slowly receding from Dubuque to Muscatine. Mercury visible in the east as sun sets at 7:29 and moon sets at 1:30 a.m. Astronomical events from today noon to tomorrow noon.
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Dubuque
Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Earthquakes Hit Europe and United States in Morning Shocks
A major quake centered near Italy produced two heavy tremors lasting about three minutes each, with aftershocks and tremors until 4 11 am, felt in Madrid Cordova and Almeria with minor damage in Almeria. Seismographs at Georgetown University St Louis University and St Ignatius College reported varied durations and locations. No casualties reported though some buildings were damaged in Almeria.
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Italy
St. Louis
St. Louis University
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Ignatius College
Spain
Madrid
Cordova
Almeria
Congress Passes Gaelic Land Withdrawal and Porto Rico Bill
In Washington on June 16 the Gaelic land withdrawal bill passed the Senate after debate. The unfinished statehood bill was laid before the Senate, and the land bill was amended to authorize $30,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness to finish irrigation projects. The House passed a new civil government bill for Porto Rico to replace the Foraker Act, aiming for a more representative administration.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
HOUSE
Porto Rico
Foraker
Golden Spike Drive Planned for June Twenty Second
Monmouth Illinois June 16 The final golden spike in the Rock Island Southern extension will be driven June 22 with excursions from the tri cities to attend. A prior Decoration Day trip from Galesburg to Rock Island marked the line’s completion to connect the cities. Also reported is the first wreck on the north line near Edwards river. the power car two-spot was destroyed when a loose coal train car collided at Matherville.
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Monmouth
Rock Island
Tri-Cities
Galesburg
Rock Island Southern
Edwards River
Matherville
Southern Wholesale Grocers face Sherman Act suit
The United States Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit in Birmingham Alabama against the Southern Wholesale Grocers Association and its officers alleging a restraint of trade. The suit targets wholesalers across many southern states and the district of Columbia claiming coercion of manufacturers to restrict direct sales and enforce price fixing through a green book. US Attorney Street in Birmingham has been in Washington preparing for a speedy trial.
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Department of Justice
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
District of Columbia
South
Alteged
Association
United States
Forest fires burn near Fort William causing heavy losses
Winnipeg June 16 forest fires continue to burn north of Fort William. Creer Bros. lose their mill and a valuable stock of timber. Homesteader Charles Scarott dies from burns. Total losses may reach about 1,000,000 in timber and property.
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Winnipeg
Man
Fort William
Creer Bros
Charles Scarott
United Wireless raid leads to arrests in New York
United States postoffice inspectors raided Broadway offices of United Wireless Telegraph. President Christopher C. Wilson and VP Samuel S. Bogart were arrested, and William W. Tompkins jailed after failing bail. Inspector Mayer says officers inflated stock values despite losses, with alleged $5 to $10 million profits from public sales. Shares now valued at about two-tenths of a cent at par.
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New York
United States Postoffice
Broadway
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Christopher C. Wilson
Samuel S. Bogart
William W. Tompkins
Wireless Company
Mayer
Wilson
Bogart
Tompkins
Mabopac Falls
N. Y
Carter B. Keene
Post Office
Postoffice Establishment
United States
Civic Federation Formed in Illinois State
An Illinois council of the National Civic Federation was formed at the La Salle hotel in Chicago with Dr. Abram W. Harris of Northwestern University as president. Officers include John M. Stahl as recording secretary Donald Richberg as corresponding secretary James MacVeagh as treasurer and vice presidents Oliver Wilson Harry Pratt Judson James B. Harriss W. S. Phillips and Harry S. Smith. The federation aims to promote uniform state legislation and plans a September meeting in Chicago.
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Illinois
National Civic Federation
Abram W. Harris
Northwestern University
la Salle Hotel
Washington
John M. Stahl
Donald Richberg
James MacVeagh
Cage
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Illinois State Grange
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
James B. Harriss
Champaign
W. S. Phillips
Ridgeway
United States batteries break world record at Corregidor
Manila June 16 United States army officers report that during last night's practice the new batteries on Corregidor island at the entrance to Manila harbor broke the world record. Out of 12 shots from the six inch guns 11 were placed in the bull's eye.
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Manila
United States Army
Corregidor Island
Manila Harbor
Balloonist's son rides aloft as craft breaks away
Cromwell Dixon of Columbus, Ohio, sails his dirigible over Chillicothe with Freddy Meyers, 10, aboard. The balloon drifts five miles, gas wanes, the boy crawls to the end of the framework and drops ten feet above ground to safety. The balloon rises again once freed of the weight and heads westward.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Cromwell Dixon
Columbus
Freddy Meyers
Cyclone Thompson Defeats Collins in Utah Lightweight Bout
Salt Lake City June 16 Cyclone Johnny Thompson of Sycamore Ill won the decision over Bird leg Collins the colored lightweight at Salt Air pavilion. Collins was outfought to the seventh round when his seconds threw up the sponge to avert a knockout.
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Til
Collins
Utah
Salt Lake City
Johnny Thompson
Sycamore, Ill
Salt Air Pavilion
Crank with a Gun Calls 10 See President
Washington June 16 A man visited the White House offices asking to see the president. He was identified as the same individual who visited June 17 last year and was found with two pistols when arrested. He is now armed and held for observation as to his sanity.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Mexico mining town Movarabi wiped out by fire
A forest fire swept the Movarabi mining town in Sonora destroying the town and a stamp mill. No lives were lost. Separately in Des Moines a decapitated girl’s body was found hidden in a box in a barn. The corpse shows extensive decay and lacks identification.
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Mexico
Naco
Ariz
Movarabi
Sonora
Des Moines
Iowa
Soldiers Home in Quincy Cleared of Charges as Groundless
Springfield June 16 The state board of administration failed to sustain charges against Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Quincy officials raised by Jackson Tibbs of Clinton who had recently left the institution. Tibbs complained of camp and barrack duty requiring three hours daily work one week each month for inmates to keep their quarters orderly. Washington June 16 A House resolution seeks Attorney General information on possible conspiracy in restraint of trade among large steel companies, brought on committee on judiciary recommendation.
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Springfield
State Board of Administration
Jackson Tibbs
Clinton
Tibbs
Steel Trust
Washington
House
Committee On Judiciary
Laws Not Enforced Ties Railroads to Higher Living Costs
Special correspondence reports from Washington on June 14 detail how railroads and trusts push up living costs. A Ohio legislature review blames lax law enforcement for price inflation, noting successful prosecutions for petty theft contrast with powerful price makers who avoid punishment. The piece cites the trust movement as a key driver of price increases and hints at broader investigations to continue.
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TAW
the Argus
Washington
Ohio
Senate Passes Statehood Bill Amid Rules Clash
Washington June 16 reports a senate passage of the statehood bill after a substitute for the house bill. The rules fight may be averted by concessions from the rules committee. Also noted are Army engineer director Newell’s potential ouster and Moody’s Lodge bill retirement of an associate justice on full pay.
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House
Army
Newell
Engineer Corps
Reclamation Service
Senate
Committee On
Military Affairs
Beveridge
Moody
Justice Moody
United States Supreme Court
Hard pounding for Glidden tourists
Nashville to Columbia and Sheffield legs mark rough Glidden tour run. Cars faced penalties for the difficult stretch yesterday and many machines were hard to control. Only a few likely to keep perfect scores include two Chalmers and two Premiers, with three Molines contending for the Chicago cup.
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Nashville
Tenn
Columbia
Sheffield
Ala
Louisville
Illinois undertakers unite to oppose cheap funerals
After a violent session the Illinois State Undertakers' Association voted to remain united and fight plans for cheap funerals. A new low-cost plan offered at 83 dollars a year promised a $100 funeral with embalming instructions, prompting a campaign against the proposal. Professor Eckels spoke on embalming and Perrigo on its history. Roosevelt sent regrets from Edinburgh in a letter to the missionary conference.
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Springfield
Ilinois State Undertakers’ Association
Chicago Undertakers
E. 8. Eckels
Philadelphia
A. B. Perrigo
Chicago
Roosevelt
Edinburgh
Scotland
Welcome home Roosevelt crowds fill New York parade
From across the nation pilgrims converge on New York for Theodore Roosevelt's homecoming. Roosevelt will arrive aboard the Hiner, then transfer to the revenue cutter Androscoggin for a governors and mayors reception. A naval parade will escort the vessel, and a Battery landing precedes a land parade with up to 20,000 troops and visitors.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hiner
Androscoggin
State Wins Big Point in Browne Bribery Trial
Chicago June 16 Arguments over admissibility of testimony from State Representatives Beckemeyer Link and Meyer in the Lee Browne bribery trial resumed. Judge Me Surely ruled their testimony admissible, a major prosecution point in confirming White's confession. Cross examination revealed White would have accepted a smaller bribe, and the defense challenged testimony of Myers Beckemeyer and Link.
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Chicago
Beckemeyer
Link
Meyer
Lee O' Browne
White
Myers
Paris
Carlyle
Mitchell
Lee O'Neil Browne
United States
Lorimer
Wayman
Browne
Pribery
Agnes Wood
Edith Katherine Wood
St. Louis
Catherine Wood
the Tribune
Ridgeway Publishing Company
W. D. Page & Co
New York
McClurg Publishing Company
George W. Myers
Governor Loses in Capital Fight in Guthrie
Guthrie Okla June 16 Judge Huston overruled Governor Haskell’s demurrer to a petition by County Attorney Hepburn seeking an injunction to prevent moving the capital to Oklahoma City. The issue goes to the supreme court for decision.
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Guthrie
Okla
Huston
Haskell
Hepburn
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Fatal Fight at Lone Tree Ends in Trader’s Death
Former Muscatine liveryman Guy Baker is under arrest in Iowa City for killing O. P. Drives, an employee at Baker’s Lone Tree stable. After a Monday dispute over finances, Baker struck Drives with a club. Drives collapsed at home and died yesterday. Baker charged with assault with intent to murder.
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Muscatine
Guy Baker
Iowa City
O. P. Drives
Baker
Lone Tree
Driver
Paper Maker Is Held As Briber
Washington June 16 The federal grand jury indicted Peter G Thomson president of Champion Coated Paper Hamilton Ohio charging attempted bribery in connection with furnishing paper for government postal cards to the postal service
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Peter G. Thomson
Champion Coated Paper Company
Hamilton
Ohio
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