Rock Valley Bee Votes for Savings Legislation Passage
The Rock Valley Bee reports the House passage of the Postal Savings Bank bill by 185 to 101, with 22 Democrats backing it. Key provisions include a three-member board, deposit limits, bond investments, reserves, and government security backing.
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Gestal Savings Bank
House
Aiken
Masuire
Neb
Ansleberry
Olio
Nartin
Cala
Ashbrook
Ohio
Bross
Foss
Mass
Nichols
Foster
Ransdell
Hammond
Minn
Rucker
Coto
Havens
N.Y
Sabah
J. Henry
Texa Sharp
Bitchcock
Nev
Sulzer Hughes
N. J
Tay’ Kirkead
N. F
Tou Velle
Hotson
Alabama
Postal Savings Bank Bil
Secretary of Treasury
Amy
The
Postal Savings Bank
Sir George Newnes
Don
Heikes Found Guilty In Sugar Conspiracy Case
Charles R Heikes once secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co was found guilty in New York on one conspiracy to defraud the government count. Ernest W Gerbracht former superintendent of the Williamsburg teleprinery pleaded for acquittal. The group faces heavy penalties with Gerbracht to be sentenced after six counts conviction and potential twelve years. Time served and health concerns weighed in defense as the trial began May 16 with six defendants including three minor employees.
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Charles R. Heikes
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamsburg Pbtosmer Abies
Ood
Fie
St Dlebribient
Heiker Gerdracht
Bendernagel
Harry “W. Walker
Dock su“Bertendent
Jean M. Voelker
PF. Halligan
Checkers
Ast Woree
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kermit
Ethel
Nicholas Longworth
Southampton
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Smithsonian African Scientifc
United States
Hamburg
Naples
Messina
Victor Emmanuel of
Trial
Mombasa
Khartum
Gairo
Vatican
Paris
Sorbonne
Christiania
Berlin
William
Great Britain
King Edward
London
Senator Lorimer's seat challenged in Senate debate
Illinois Senator Cullom cites charges from the Legislative Voters' League urging a full investigation into alleged corrupt methods in the Illinois State Legislature. The record references a letter to Senator Ring and reports a deadly fire at the Overlook Military Academy in Norwalk Connecticut, with pupils and teachers escaping.
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Cullom
Illinois
United States Senate
William Lorimer
Committee On Privileges
Clichard
AY. Moters
Legislative Voters’ League
Ilinois
Legis
Tre
Cook
Ring
United States
Overlook Military Academy
Norwalk
Conn
Iig
Quake Toll Rises in Avellino Region Amid Dead and Injured
A strong earthquake struck southern Italy, centered near Avellino, killing an estimated 35 to 50 people and injuring many. Reports describe panicked crowds fleeing shattered hovels as tremors wounded Calitri San Sossio Castelbarona and Chianciano, with widespread damage and noxious gas flooding and fear gripping 20,000 residents.
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Avellino
Italy
Calitri
San Sossio
Chianche
Castelbarofna
Calabritte
Aveltino
Storm Sweeps Southwest Destroys Buildings and Homes
A severe storm roared through Southwest regions with lightning and heavy rain. In St Louis the winds unroofed houses and set fires. Arkansas and Mississippi report torrential rains with a tornado hitting Pine Bluff and Hot Springs. One drowning near Ft Smith, Ark. crops, especially corn and cotton, face major losses and widespread replanting will be required.
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St.Louis
Arkansas
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
David Meadows
Fit Smith
Ark
Nettleton
Fruit crop promises vary by region says agriculture dept
A Washington report on general crop growth notes strong fruit prospects in New England and the Pacific coast, with apples in those regions outperforming last year. In Missouri and Ohio the apple crop is expected to be a third of a typical year while peaches look up, led by Georgia and Delaware, though central states face a poor overall crop.
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New England
Pacific Coast
Central States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Jiio
Missouri
Georgia
Delaware
Hardwood famine warned by official meeting report
A meeting at Lambertmen reports a hardwood famine caused by reckless timber waste in the United States. Stimson of the National predicts severe shortages, citing policy and supply concerns amid ongoing timber losses.
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Sthanon
Inilinnn
Lambermen
Limpethien
United States
Stimson
The
National
Victory sparks crowd as Oklahoma City fights for capital
Amid wild scenes the city celebrated Oklahoma City's victory in the capital contest. Commerce and rail interests sought a swift settlement, while Taft and railway leaders ended their feud in a compromise. Roosevelt spoke in London on the big stick policy.
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Oklahoma City
Postal Savings Bank III
Taft
Roosevelt
London
Gubernatorial Nominations and Progressive Candidates Listed
From the report Carroll and Porter receive gubernatorial nominations while eight Progressives and Stand-pat allies are named for Congress across districts. Districts include Kennedy in the First, Grith and Brockett in the Second, Het James We Good in the Fifth, N E B Kennel in the Sixth, 8 F Prouty in the Seventh, Powner in the Eighth, Walter I Smith in the Ninth, Woods in the Tenth, and F H Hubbard in the Eleventh with various progressive or stand-pat alignments.
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C. A. Kennedy
Wegond
Charles ‘Grith
Ckett
James We Good
N. EB. Kennel
F. Prouty
Powner
John Darrah
Tirmad
Murder of American Woman Near Lake Como
A U S investigation follows the discovery of an American woman, Mrs. Charlton, found stuffed in a trunk by fishermen near Moltrasio, Italy. Police seek her husband Porter Charlton, and Russian renter Constantine Spolaloff has been arrested in Reggio, amid fears Charlton may also be dead.
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Frank Amberg
Chicago
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
David Ranken, Jr
St. Louis
Lombardy
Italy
Moltrasio
Como
Milan
Cernobbio
Porter Chariton
Villa
Explorers In Close Race Toward Mount McKipleyr Reach
Word from Seward reports a tight race among explorers heading toward Mount McKipleyr. Tarites push to reach Chalitan Day apart, with observers tracking a close contest as teams race through unsettled terrain toward the summit.
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Tarites
Mount McKipleyr
Chalitan
Seward
Comet Portends End of World Scare in City Squares
The vault of Hal Tey's comet sparked panic as crowds rushed to open districts outside the city. Authorities struggled to calm the mob for hours while rebel squads formed. People clung to homes, then the royal train carrying the king and queen restored order and courage.
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Hal Tey
Finger Prints Point To Leavenworth Murder Clew
Police in Leavenworth Kansas search ruins of Mrs Katherine Schultz residence after a fire to find fingerprints on a window glass. A right hand print was photographed by Warden W McClaughry and may match debtor suspects tied to the late wealthy recluse, valued around 50000 dollars. Also reports of a man found dead on a Lake Shore train near Toledo and other small items from Yukon ice breakup to a fatal train crossing in North Baltimore Ohio.
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Katherine’ Schultz
Leavenworth
Kas
W. McClaughry
Federal
Schultz
Yaster Faun
A. Hallberg
Sheffield
Tiledo
Oho
Iness
District candidates list by numbered precincts
First District B a Pollard. Second District J A Dearmand. Third District John Dennison. G Murtagh claims ity o Fourth district D D Murphy. Fifth District S CG Hubel. Sixth District Daniel W Hamilton. Seventh District Clint L Price. Eighth District F Q Stuart. Ninth District n I Cleveland. Tenth District No candidate. Eleventh District No candidate.
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B. A. & Pollard
J. A.dearmand
John Dennison
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