Taft Presses Campaign Publicity as Congress Hurries
Washington June 20 taft seeks publicity of campaign contributions while urging quick adjournment this week. Moody bill to retire Justice Moody passed. deficiency bill totals 7.945 million with lighthouse-related additions. Omnibus public building bill reports 19.29 million in authorizations and multiple city projects across states.
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Taft
Weather Report and Municipal Grants Highlight Regional Update
Generally fair and warm through tonight and Tuesday with a mild morning reading. A Mississippi ripple from Dubuque to Muscatine continues, while astronomical notes show sun sets at 7 30, rises 4 25 and Mercury visible. multiple towns across Illinois Kansas North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Texas receive listed grant amounts ranging from fifty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Student murderer in Millersville case shocks Lancaster
Lancaster, June 20. J C Grice a Millersville normal school senior was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and two week old baby. He hired a carriage claiming to send his wife home to Sharpsburg but she did not reach home and no one matching her description boarded the carriage. Grice remains reticent as police investigate the grisly act.
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Millersville Normal School
Sharpsburg
Grice
Roosevelt wedding draws Rough Riders to Fifth Avenue ceremony
New York on June 20 reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander wed at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 4 pm. Former President Roosevelt and both families attended. The event followed by a reception inviting Rough Riders, while gifts were described as numerous and valuable. Separately in Franklin, Joseph Sibley filed expenses for his Republican nomination totaling 40 698 83 dollars. In Washington the Panama Canal lock contract was awarded to McClintock Marshall of Pittsburgh for 5 574 474 dollars.
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Torrid Wave to Reign for Next 36 Hours
A heat wave is predicted to push temperatures well above normal for the next 36 hours in states east of the Mississippi. Forecasters say most regions will see above average heat early in the week, with cooler readings after Wednesday in many areas.
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Ex-President Bars Newspaper Men from Home and Seeks Simple Life
Secretary Wilson, present at Roosevelt homecoming events, saw the president briefly as Washington reports a push for a quieter life. The brief exchange occurred as Wilson contemplates reduced public exposure and simpler duties.
Seek Wheat Boom Would Oust From State
Private weather reports warn of a spring wheat crop collapse in the Dakotas and Minnesota if rains fail another week. September wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade opened around 93% cents and closed near 0.03 dollars above last Saturday's level amid market jitters.
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Roosevelt holds political conferences at Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt held the first in a series of political conferences at Sagamore Hill. He spent over three hours with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Lodge’s son in law Nicholas Logworth amid talks likely to cover politics and nations. Details were not discussed publicly, but Roosevelts’ views on tariff and the Ballinger Pinchot dispute were expected to factor in discussions.
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London
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Three Drownings In Cedar River At Waterloo Iowa
Waterloo Iowa June 20 Thomas Leadon of Waterloo and Lee Terry and Charles Lentz of Plainfield drowned today in the Cedar river.
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Thomas Leadon
Lee Terry
Charles Lentz
Plainfield
Cedar River
Dougherty Loses Fight for Liberty
Springfield Illinois June 20 The supreme court refused to grant a writ and admit to bail pending appeal former Peoria superintendent of schools Dougherty now serving sentence for alleged embezzlement of school funds.
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Supreme Court
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Peoria
Call Off Langford Kaufmann Fight In San Francisco
San Francisco promoter Louis Blot says the Kaufman Langford bout is off for good after being postponed to next Saturday by Governor Gillett. The decision ends the planned match in California.
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San Francisco
Cal
Louis Blot
Gillett
Five Packing Firms Face Anti Trust Case in Missouri
Armour Packing Morris Swift Hammond and St Louis Dressed Beef face two petitions alleging violation of anti trust law and conspiracy to control Missouri prices. The suits seek removal of corporate rights license forfeiture and confiscation or fines. The firms allegedly conspired in 1909 to fix prices for live stock, dressed meats and related products across dealers and consumers.
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Armour Packing Company
Morris and Company
Swift & Co
Hammond Packing Company
St. Louis
Armour, Swift and Morris
Hammond and
Senator Dolliver Renounces Excessive Protection in Speech
Washington June 18 Senator Dolliver of Iowa declared I am through with it meaning he will no longer defend high tariffs in the senate or on the stump. He advocates a free market and fights the Payne Aldrich tariff system, labeling it a fraud on the public. His remarks are praised as a major piece of American eloquence and a turning point in tariff debate.
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Glidden Tourists Head Toward Texarkana From Hot Springs
Hot Springs Arkansas June 20 Glidden tour party of 19 arrived after a 52 mile run from Little Rock and prepared for travel into Texas. Two cars broke down on the way No 108 Carter with a broken rear axle and No 103 Lexington with a broken frame leading to disqualification. Both will be repaired after parts arrive from Chicago.
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Judge Overrules Move to Pull Browne Bribery Case From Jury
In Chicago on June 20 Judge McSurely overruled defense efforts to remove the Browne bribery case from the jury and refused to suppress testimony from White, Link, and Beckemeyer who each claimed $1,000 for Lorimer votes. Senator Borah proposed an immediate investigation amendment in the Senate, which was voted down, with Burrows defending the committee and pledging no delays.
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Borah
Lorimer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Burrows
Taft's Aunt Delia Taunts Roosevelt On Tariff Dodger Claim
Millbury Mass June 20 Miss Delia C Torrey known as President Tafts Aunt Delia branded Theodore Roosevelt a tariff dodger She said he avoided the tariff while president and that Will Taft tried to craft a tariff that pleased few The remarks followed by Tafts public response Louisville Ky June 20 The grand jury indicted Joseph Wendling for murdering Alma Kellner Officials say a requisition was issued by Governor Willson in Texas during the investigation
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Delia C. Torrey
Taft
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Alma Kellner
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Wendling
Texas
Seized vessel breaks loose carrying officer near Green Bay
Lansing Michigan June 20. After being seized by Game Warden Petit and while towed to port a Wisconsin fishing tug broke loose near Green Bay and escaped carrying Petit away as reported.
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Mich
Petit
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Mission and Government Topic at World Conference in Edinburgh
The world missionary conference in Edinburgh considered governmental, diplomatic, and civil questions affecting missions. The discussion followed the commission report on The Relation of Missions to Governments, introducing the broader policy issue.
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Scotland
Commission On
Burke finds witnesses tampered with in bribery probe
Springfield, June 20. After a weeklong recess the Sangamon county grand jury resumes its inquiry into bribery charges in the state legislature. Officials expect indictments for conspiracy to commit bribery. Interference with witnesses summoned to appear before the grand jury has become a focus, and State's Attorney Burke may broaden the probe to include interference with the investigation into legislative affairs.
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Sangamon County Grand Jury
Burke
Court Martial Begins Over Brownsville Riot
Washington June 20 The court martial of Captain Samuel P Lyon, 25th Infantry, who led the regiment of black soldiers in the Brownsville riot, opened at Fort Meyer Virginia. He faces charges over statements to the Foraker investigating committee about riot ammunition and remarks made to the army military commission that probed the affair last year.
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Washington
Samuel P. Lyon
25Th Infantry
Fort Meyer
Lyon
Foraker Investigating Committee
Tms
Army Military Commission
Emperor William to attend Kiel regatta despite knee injury
Potsdam June 20 Emperor William, recovering from a sore knee caused by over exertion in the saddle, has decided to attend the Kiel yachting regatta with physicians' consent. He will board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at Altona and travel to Kiel. Earlier reports said Crown Prince Frederick William might represent him.
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Kiel
Potsdam
Hohenzollern
Altona
Frederick William
Steamer Mongolia Encounters Severe Selamic Disturbance
The steamer Mongolia traveling from San Francisco to Yokohama via Honolulu reported a severe selamic disturbance off the Pescadores Islands near Foremosa on Friday. The ship arrived today after May 24 departure, with passengers and crew noting the rough seas and splashing water during the incident.
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