Civil Rights Act Pronounced Void in Major Ruling
The U S Supreme Court declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional as to states territories and navigable waters. In Mary F Butts v Merchants and Miners Trans it Co the court ruled interstate steamship companies are not liable for second class accommodations on first class tickets. A Kentucky federal court ruling affirming Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co license validity in Owensboro was also upheld.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
District of Columbia
Mary F. Butts
Everett
Mass
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Boston
Norfolk
Althouh
Interstate Steamship Companies
Kentucky Federal Circuit Court
Owensboro
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Supreme Court
Wilson presses ahead on banking and currency bill
Washington reports President Wilson will push the proposed banking and currency legislation at the earliest date. A tentative draft was circulated among a limited group, with plans for full public disclosure this week. Wilson says the first draft has been written and will be read to Congress, and expects introduction in the House within two days. He disputes any real Democratic opposition to action this session. The bill reflects administration views and is described as a product of broad counsel among currency advocates and key Treasury and congressional figures.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Men
McAddo
Treasury Department
Qwen and
Glass
Senate
House Banking and Currency Committees
Sullivan
Woman’s Club
W.P. Stratton
Richmond
Richmond High School
Robert L. Kelly
Earlham College
George B. Mallicoat
Robert Sellers
Vandalia
Dagger
Vandalia Company
Jasper O. M. Welborn
Princeton
Edmund C. Landgrebe
Dubois County
Logansport
Cass County Historical Society
W.H. Hedrick
Kalispell
Mont
Hedrick
Fulton Avenue
Newcastle
Mary Tuttle Reed
Wilson Girls Visit Washington Store Tale
Washington insiders recount a story where the Wilson daughters visited a top department store. They viewed gowns and were told alterations would cost $2. The daughters replied they could handle alterations at home, reflecting the President's family thrifty image as the tale spread through the shop.
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Washington
National Capital
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
American Princesses Inspire Store Girls’ Respect
A fragment notes how a dainty garment and refined behavior increased admiration for American princesses among store staff. The text emphasizes elevated perception and social polish in retail settings.
Judge Charles S. Cutting Resigns Probate Court Post
Chicago judge Charles S. Cutting announces resignation as probate court judge effective September 1, citing election turmoil and partisan pressure. He says merit is overshadowed by party blame and the constant campaigning has wearied him after a long tenure since 1899.
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Chicago
Charles S. Cutting
Cutting
Grand Jury Probes Philadelphia Custom Fraud Ring
A U S grand jury opened an inquiry into alleged customs fraud at Philadelphia port. Reported schemes involved importers obtaining value-free samples and evading duties. Former customs examiner Robert Brierly faces charges over a $50 flag shipment to Rodman Wanamaker, with claims of hundreds of similar pass-throughs in three years. John Wanamaker was not expected to testify.
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United States Grand Jury
Philadelphia
Robert 8. Brierly
Customs Service
Rodman Wanamaker
Jhlenry N. Arnold
United States
John Wanamaker
Indicted man Breanbrack faced arraignment on bribery charge
Los Angeles resident Charles Breanbrack, 63, was indicted by a federal grand jury for offering a bribe to Senator John D. Works to obtain the Santa Barbara postmaster position. He admits offering his savings but denies criminal intent, explaining a letter was private and meant to be burned if rejected. He cites carpenter pay as a comparison.
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Los Angles
Charles Breanbrack
United States
Santa Barbara
Lucinda
Bessie
John D. Works
Breanbrack
Senator Works
Works
Witty Observations Scatter Across Everyday Truths
A collection of pithy maxims covers honesty, romance, money, and social folly. A German banker Pup flees with 7.5 million debts as humor and irony texture daily life. The piece lampoons debt, virtue, taxation, and human foibles with pointed quips.
Billy Sunday Ends South Bend Campaign With Record Conversions
Billy Sunday closed seven weeks in South Bend with 6 458 conversions and $10 583 paid to him. Over 35 000 heard sermons as heat and large crowds filled the Tabernacle and streets. Final evening crowd neared 15 000. total attendance 575 000. he preached 84 sermons for Protestant duches support.
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South Bend
Ind
Billy Sunday
Tabernacle
Ministerial Association
Mishawaka
Indianapolis newspaper man named to state fire marshal staff
W E Longley appoints James Paul White of Indianapolis as special staffer in the new state fire marshal office. White, a veteran police reporter, joins the legal department under deputy Roger W Wallace to help trace incendiary fires and study property conditions. Salary not disclosed and appointment tied to fitness and politics. IN BRIEFS list notes multiple local items across Indiana.
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Indianapolis
W. E. Longley
James Paul White
White
Indiana
State Department
Longley
Roger W. Wallace
Ralph Richman
Tipton
John W. Minor, Jr
Montpelier Daily and Weekly Herald Sold for 3000
The Montpelier Daily and Weekly Herald were sold Friday to L E Worster of the Rural Tribune for 3000. The two papers will be consolidated with Worster taking full charge and issuing the Evening Herald and Weekly Tribune in the future.
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Hartford City
Ind
Montpelier
Weekly Herald
L.E. Worster
Rural Tribune
Harry Troutman
George Dale
Worster
Evening Herald
Weekly Tribune
Butted by Bull, Dies in Indiana Farmer Succumbs to Injuries
Covington Ind William Reed aged forty five a farmer died yesterday from internal injuries after he was butted by an angry bull he was driving toward a scale pen Reed is survived by a widow and three children The closing proverbs remark appears in the text from an unidentified source.
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Covington
Ind
William Reed
Adverse Possession Case Highlights Boundary and Ten Year Claims
The article outlines notoriety and requirements of adverse possession through case examples. Verne Fox clears and cultivates eighty acres, later used to justify title by twenty years possession against the Randalls who failed to assert rights. It contrasts Phelps, Springer, Carr, and outlines key elements: open continuous exclusive actual possession under a color of title, for twenty years, with hostile intent to claim ownership.
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James Randal
Randal
Hiss
Verne Fox
Fox
Randall
Randalls
Alex Phelps
Phelps
Springer
Carr
Carr‘s
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Shelbyville
Ara Crawley
Norristown
Franklin
Dane
Doty
Goldie
Bargersville
Plik
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