Landis Quashes Indictment Against Beef Packers
Judge Landis sustains demurrers to the National Packing Company and subsidiaries charging restraint of trade under the Sherman Act. A special grand jury of seventy five is ordered for July 14 to renew the probe, after ruling the prior indictment did not show offenses within the last three years.
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Chicago
Illinois
Landis
United States District Court
Beef Trust
National Packing Company
Tariff Not Guilty Says Senate Commission Report
The senate commission concludes the tariff is not responsible for rising living costs, noting little to do with the issue. Democrats plan a separate response. their report is not ready. The extended report will be printed as a public document and circulated widely for campaign use.
Ballinger Pinchot Investigation Report Delayed
Representative MeCall introduced a resolution to authorize a ballinger pinchot inquiry committee to report during congress vacation. The committee’s last meeting showed no report before adjournment and members have not had time to read briefs.
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Washington
D. C
House
Ballinger- Pinchot Investigation Committee
Lake Como Slayer Captured in Hoboken Return
New York Port er Charl ton husband of Mrs Mary Scott Castle Charlton was arrested after stepping from the steamship Princess Irene in Hoboken. He initially denied his identity but confessed after interrogation that he killed his wife whose body was found stuffed in a trunk from Lake Como Italy.
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New York
N. Y
Porter Charlton
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Hoboken
Charlton
Indian tribes to dissolve all offices by 1912
A senate passed bill ends the tribal organization of the five civilized tribes. By 1912 all offices will be abolished except the chief executive of each tribe, who will also go out of office at that time.
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Senate
The
Five Tribes
Washington, D. C
Indians of the
Five Civilized Tribes
Aviator Capt. F. S. Cody Injured in Fall
Captain F. S. Cody, famed English aviator, fell about 100 feet after his aeroplane was struck by a gust of wind. The craft became unmanageable and plunged to the ground, pinning Cody beneath the wreckage. He sustained severe injuries.
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Ondon
England
Cody
First Passenger Airship Deutschland Completes 300 Mile Flight
Count Zeppelin’s giant airship Deutschland completed its first scheduled trip from Friedrichshafen to destination in nine hours Mary weather was perfect and the craft averaged 33 mph with 41 mph on the 124 mile stretch. Twenty passengers paid 25 to 50 dollars for tickets and a onboard buffet restaurant will serve travelers.
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Count Zeppelin
Frederichshafen
Stuttgart
President Taft Abandons Yale Visit Over Filibuster Threat
President Taft, reacting to word of a senate filibuster against the postal savings bank bill, cancelled a trip to New Haven to see his son graduate at Yale. He will stay in Washington to push the measure, seeking House approval without amendments and insisting on summer work if needed. He summoned recalcitrant senators for talks and was described as thoroughly aroused.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Taft
New Haven
Yale
House
Deficiency Bill Increases Senate Passes Bill For 8 Million
Washington D C The general deficiency bill the last of the regular supply measures to receive approval in the present session was passed by the senate. It carries appropriations aggregating nearly 8 000 000 an increase of about 1 800 000 over the house measure.
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Washington, D. C
Houses
Congress
Senate
In Memory of Dr Harper Lays Cornerstone at Harper Library
Chicago Illinois educators and citizens gather as the cornerstone of the Harper Memorial library at the University of Chicago is laid in a ceremony honoring Dr Harper.
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Dr. Harper
Chicago
Illinois
Harper Memorial
The
University of Chicago
Beveridge Bill Grants Statehood to New Mexico and Arizona
The Beveridge bill granting statehood to New Mexico and Arizona passed the Senate unanimously with 65 ayes. The House already passed a statehood measure earlier. the current bill is a substitute focusing on voting rights, prohibiting educational qualifications for suffrage. Conference is anticipated with Republicans pledging fair treatment.
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Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington, D
House
Taft Pushes Publicity Bill for Campaign Contributions
President Taft urged leaders from both parties in Congress to pass the campaign contributions publicity bill before adjournment. He cited a personal pledge from the last presidential campaign to advance the measure and conveyed his views on the legislation to lawmakers.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
House Aid
Compromise Efforts Underway With Shippers
George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co returned from Chicago where talks aimed at a freight rate increase agreement between western railroads and shipping interests continued. Perkins declined to speak for publication but said understanding between sides has improved and prospects for a swift, satisfactory solution look bright.
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New York
N. Y
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Company
Chicago
Perkins
Taft Backed Conservation Bill Passes House by Vote
The House approved the Senate land withdrawal bill by 101 to 71. It authorizes the president to temporarily withdraw public lands and Alaska for water power sites irrigation and other public purposes with withdrawals remaining until U.S. officials revoke them. Lands remain open to mining for minerals except coal oil gas and phosphates.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Taft
United States
Alaska
Congress
Bishop Hendrix Faces Trial in Methodist Controversy
Memphis Tennessee report outlines plans to cite Bishop E R Hendrix of Kansas City for trial before a 12 member elders committee in 60 days. It also notes Vanderbilt University Chancellor J H Kirkland to be removed next month and 19 trustees to be ejected for defiance of church authority. A federal suit may seek to enforce church ownership of Vanderbilt property and install three trustees elected at Asheville.
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Memphis
Tennessee
E. R. Hendrix
Kansas City
Methodist Church
J. H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Methodist College of Bishops
University
Nashville, Tenn
Good Wheat Prospects Reported for Ford County Kansas
Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture toured Ford County wheat fields and praised prospects as almost perfect. Ford County has 74 000 acres in wheat this year with an expected average of 38 bushels per acre.
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Codge City
Kansas
Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Ford County
Kellner Slayer Indictment Shocks Texas Case Opens
Louisville report says grand jury indicts Joseph Wendling for the murder of Alma Kellner. Frankfort notes Gov Will son issues a Texas requisition for Wendling but release delayed until now.
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Gov. Wilson
Louisville
Kentucky
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Frankfort
President to appoint commission on waterways feasibility
President will set up a commission to study the Chicago and St. Louis waterways plan as authorized by the rivers and harbors bill. Senators Cullom and Stone suggested Lyman E. Cooley of Chicago as a member. commission to be named before a Beverly trip for the summer.
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Washington
DC. C
Cullom
Illinois
Stone
Missouri
Chicago and
St. Louis
Beverly
Mass
Lyman E. Cooley
Chicago
Man stops daughter elopement ends in shooting
In Mason City Iowa Samuel Rorick father of Marie was shot twice while trying to intervene in her elopement to Michael Grosop. Rorick was not seriously injured and police restored order as neighbors divided.
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Mason City
Iowa
Marie
Michael Grosop
Samuel Rorick
Grosop
Rorick
Standard Oil Cuts Oil Prices Coast to Coast
New York reports that Standard Oil reduced wholesale refined oil prices from one and a half cents to one cent per gallon, setting a nationwide rate of seven and a half cents. The company controls over seventy percent of refined output, highlighting the impact of the cut on the major corporation.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Great Corporation
Business in West Is Good Telegraph Firms Report Heavy Trade
Chicago officials say telegraph company revenue signals general Western business strength, with heavy activity and favorable comparison to the same period last year. The note highlights robust traffic and expanding commerce across the region.
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Chicago
Illinois
West
Brewer Executive Killed in Omaha Car Crash
William Krug vice-president and general manager of the Fred Krug Brewing Company died in a motor car accident at noon in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Nebraska
William Krug
Fred Krug Brewing Company
Bloomdale Woman Credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs E M Frederick of Bloomdale Ohio reports relief from severe backache headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She urges other women to try the medicine as a safe remedy and invites confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Bloomdale
Ohio
K. Pinkham
E. M. Frederick
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joke on fiscal strain and country trips
Mark Twain cites a Hartford woman quipping about rising living costs. Her husband Jim admits hardship yet cheerful resolve to finance their July and August country trip, showing affectionate irony about money and desire.
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Mark Twain
Hartford
Jim
A Tart Tongue at a Nashville Banquet
Col Robert Carter recalls campaign comrades at a Nashville banquet. He tells of Private Dash of Company A famed for a sharp tongue. Dash forages on a rich estate and meets the owner's wife who refuses food, then quips about the decision.
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Robert ©. Carter
Nashville
Dash
Company A
Cash
Determined Woman Finds Food That Cured Her
A Salisbury Missouri woman reports relief from cramps nausea and vomiting after using Grape Nuts. She says continued use ended all sickness and enabled normal eating. Her husband promotes the food to customers and physicians.
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Salisbury
Chicago
Wellville
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