Alleged Attorney General Criticized for Inaction on Paper Trust
Washington May 1 John Norris of New York for the American Newspaper Publishers' association testified before the house select committee on the pulp and paper investigation. He said much of his evidence has reached the attorney general, but may not have been read. He read a 1907 letter from Attorney General Bonaparte noting the data falls short of proving restraint of trade yet offering to preserve any material to aid uncovering facts. The piece also reports a bishopric election at Wilmington with clerical nominees and a split decision by lay members, adjourning to June to resume balloting.
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Washington
John Norris
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Select Committee of
The
House
Norris
Bonaparte
Navy
Private inquiry closes as Whitney admits letter writing
Washington May 1 the legislative court of inquiry into Electric Boat methods closed to the public. Frederick Brown Whitney admitted writing anonymous letters to Detroit Free Press and State Senator Edinborough, explaining he sought to expose rival methods and secure exclusive legislation to shield Lake Torpedo Boat. Whitney is ill in Garfield hospital and unable to appear. affidavit read by former Senator Thurston.
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Washington, D. C
Legislative “Court of Inquiry
Compainy
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
House
Frederick Brown Whitney
Detroit Free Press
Frank Edinborough
Michigan
Whitney
United States
Thurston
Nebraska
Garfield Hospital
Thiseby
Naval Affairs
House of Representatives
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Lake Submarine Company
Congress
Electric Boat Company
Torpedo Boat Company
Delaware clergy deadlock over bishop election
Dover May 1 church leaders face a stalemate in the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware as clergymen and laymen fail to reach a choice in the bishop election remain unresolved with no clear candidate selected.
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Episcopal
Delaware
Dover
Del
Taft Endorsement Sparks Mixed U S Republican Delegates
Maine Republicans choose four national convention delegates without instructions while signaling support for Taft. Maryland and Texas races reflect varied endorsements. Maine reaffirmed Roosevelt era principles as Taft gains momentum in national contest.
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Waco
Texas
Joseph W. Bailey
Gene Johnson
Tyler
Maryland
Taft
Baltimore
Felix Agnus
The
William P. Jackson
Wicomico
Maine
William H. Taft
Ohio
United States
Roosevelt
Memorial Day Observed by Woodmen Camps
The Modern Woodmen of America proclaims June 7 as memorial day across 12 500 camps. Members are urged to visit graves and lay flowers, observing church services and memorial rites to strengthen fraternal bonds.
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Rock Island Woodmen
Modern Woodmen
A. R. Talbot
Modern Woodmen of America
Debtor Weston Estate Credited. Henry County Audit Sparks Debate
A two year county audit in Henry County ends with the Weston estate credited as the creditor, not debtor. The board finds shortages in several offices but reduces totals from expert findings, stirring political tensions and calling the inquiry into question. The county faces over 30 thousand dollars in audit costs and a dispute over missing funds in multiple offices.
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Weston Estate
Record Volumes on Chicago Board of Trade May Contracts
Deliveries of May grain and provisions reached record daily totals on the Chicago Board of Trade. A single firm with large May oat and corn positions absorbed 6,000,000 bushels of oats and 3,000,000 bushels of corn, while pork and lard deliveries reached 6,000,000 barrels and 7,000,000 tierces respectively, and ribs hit 10 million pounds.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Taft Travels to Panama Canal Inquiry Area
War Secretary Taft departed Washington for Charleston to board the cruiser Prairie bound for Colon. He will investigate Panama Canal construction issues and U S Panama relations along with the boundary dispute between Panama and Colombia.
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Charleston
S. C
Washington
D. C
Taft
Prairie
Colon
Panama Canal
United States
Republic of Panama
Panama
Colombia
St Louis Express Robbed Near Pittsburg in Mail Holdup
The St Louis express on the Pennsylvania railroad was robbed of a large quantity of mail near Walker's Mill west of Pittsburg. Two men armed with revolvers tied the messenger Noah H. Roshen and escaped with four sealed bags, with officers later reporting about $600 stolen, mostly cash.
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ST. Louis Express
Pennsylvania Road
Pittsburg
Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Walker's Mill
Adams Express Company
Noah H. Roshen
Walker’s Mill
St. Louis
Walker's Station
Heiner
Indict Rockefeller and Morgan for Treason Sparks Senate Debate
In Washington on May 1 Senator Davis urged discharging the judiciary committee from a bill to suppress trusts. He denounced trusts and cited measures for relief, and said John D Rockefeller and J Pierpont Morgan should be indicted for treason. Also the House foreign relations panel favored buying embassy sites abroad, with annual allocations and specific sums for embassies and a Shanghai Yokohama Carlton car. A Ways and Means resolution seeks recess work to prepare tariff revision legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Arkansas
Committee On Judiciary
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
J. Pierent Morgan
U. S
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Ferriy
Mexico City
Shanghai
Yokohama
Serena Payne
New York
Committee On Ways and Means
Graft Inquiry Probes City Buildings and Saloon Ordinances
Seek large game probe building contracts one week. North State's Attorney says investigators focus on civil contracts for city hall high school and other buildings. Evidence tied to saloon district extension and bribery allegations remains decisive, with reports of aldermanic payments and votes tied to brewing interests.
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Rockford
North
Sunk Matsushima Explodes Off Pescadores Kills 240 Sailors
The Japanese training cruiser Matsushima sank after a cordite decomposition explosion off the Pescadores Islands. Two hundred forty naval officers and men perished, with many cadets missing including relatives of high officials. 175 saved as the ship rapidly sank.
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Tokio
Yoshimatsu
Pescadores
Kashima
Sea of Japan
Ito
Yalu River
China
Matsushima
Druggists to Meet in Peoria for State Convention
Rock Island druggists report plans for the Illinois Pharmaceutical Association annual meeting in Peoria June 9 to 11. An expected 1000 attendees will enjoy tours, a moonlight Peoria lake excursion, a Mardi Gras ball at the Coliseum, and a visit to the United States Industrial Alcohol plant. The event includes field events at Glen Oak park. London notes Ireland’s under secretary resigns as Sir Anthony Patick MacDonnell steps down.
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Rock Island
State Pharmaceutical Association
Peoria
Country Club
Peoria Lake
Coliseum
Spencer
Post E
Travelers’ Protective Association
Peoria Post
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
Glen Oak Park
Reverend Morgan Dix Dies at Trinity Church
Rev Morgan Dix died Wednesday at the Trinity Church rectory, 27 West Twenty fifth Street in New York. He was the son of General John A Dix and widely known in Protestant Episcopal circles.
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Morgan Dix
New York
Trinity Parish
Trinity Church
West Twentyifth Street
Picture from Chicago Shocks Local High School
A large photograph of the University of Chicago grounds, about three by two feet, hangs in the Rock Island High School with a certificate declaring graduates eligible for University of Chicago entrance without further exams. The image appears bird's eye but may have been captured by balloon or kite. Also note Nevada Governor Sparks suffers a paralysis stroke in Reno on May 1.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Rock Island High School
Congress Proceedings Highlight Senate Agricultural Bill Debate
Yesterday in Congress the Senate discussed the agricultural appropriation bill with most forest amendments disposed. In the House a Townsend Michigan amendment to boost enforcement of the Hepburn act by the Interstate Commerce Commission passed after four hours of debate. The House also disagreed with Senate amendments to District of Columbia and pension bills and recessed to resume sundry civil bill business at 1 am.
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Washington
Houses
Congress
Senate
HOUSE
Townsend
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
District of Columbia
Co . m
Former President Grover Cleveland Rumored Cancer
New York May 1 The Evening World reports a circulating rumor from Equitable Life offices that Grover Cleveland suffers from stomach cancer and is deemed hopeless by specialists. The Lakewood denial says he is making satisfactory progress and no grave change in his condition.
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New York
Evening World
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
Joseph D. Bryan
Lakewood
Cleveland
Judge Awards Custody in Baby Case Amid Habeas Ruling
In a habeas corpus dispute, Judge W H Gest concludes Mrs. Lulu Spickler is the mother of Eugene Manchion and grants custody to her until further order. The court also considers a demurrer in Hedberg v Moline Stone Co and Rock Island, and next tackles a new trial motion in Miss Florence McFadden v Roth Island, where a $6,000 verdict was awarded.
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W. H. Gest
Gest
Lulu Spickler
Bertha Roueche
Eugene Manchion
Eugene Roueche
Splickler
Gess
John Hedberg
Moline Stone Company
City of
Rock Island
Florence McFadden
Roth Island
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Wilmington
Samuel Hart
Hartford, Conn
George Yemens Bliss
Burlington
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Denver
Henry County
Cambridge
Argus
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Frank G. Welton
Welton
H. EK. Brown
Geneseo
Wellton
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P. B. Keeler
Circuit
B. A. Swain
Martin Luther
Policionl
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
John A. Dix
the Treasury
Express Messenger
Roshen
Express Company
Judiciary Committee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Council
Probe Building Contracts
Brie
Matshushima
London
Anthony Pattick MacDonnell
Ireland
James B. Dougherty
Nevada
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