Rate Bill Signed and Conferees Split on Pork Barrel Measure
Washington June 3 1906 the president signed the rate bill setting the measure to take effect sixty days from June 29 1906. Immigration and a canal project also cleared with bills signed while pork barrel public buildings remained in dispute between houses. Proctor Hanson and Nelson sparred over meat inspection provisions as conference members debated which language to accept. The House and Senate finally moved the measure forward after lengthy wrangling.
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Penge
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Stone
Chicago
McCumber
House
Cases Against Corporations Sent to Senate by DOJ
The Justice Department sent to the Senate a statement detailing 92 suits under the Sherman antitrust, Interstate Commerce, and Elkins laws. It covers proceedings by administration era, with Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, and others, noting indictments, convictions, acquittals, and nol pros.
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Department of Justice
Washington
AttorneySeneral Moody
Cleveland
Nalle
S Nolle
McKinsey
Nolle
Hopevelt
Jone
Roosevelt
Entoiu
Strange Story 15 Told In Auburn Navy Fraud Case
United States District Attorney Northcott forwarded papers to Secretary of State Root detailing alleged British navy recruitment fraud. Mrs Thomas McLaughlin of Auburn claimed her son John and her nephew James O Donnel were deceived by false promises and signed onto a voyage to Australia aboard the vessel Monarch, then bound for Australia. They allegedly gave a detailed statement to C. Robinson before departure, which was sent to McLaughlin's mother.
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United [States
Northcott
Root
Australia
Port Townsend
Port
C. Robinson
McLaughlin
Auburn
Subscribers Revolt Over Faulty Atlas in Tonis Michigan
In Tonis Michigan the county debates a Chicago Publishing House atlas delivered despite many residents denying signing. Farmers report 152 errors in one township and dead owners listed for property. Supervisors, who bought twenty two copies, consider repudiating the deal amid protests and potential court action.
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Tonis
Mich
Efe Vybody
Dega
Chi
Cago Publishing House
Board of Supervisors
Tventy-Tvo
Auto and Trolley Collision Kills Brooklyn Grocer
A wealthy Brooklyn grocer Herman Schuliche was killed in a collision between an automobile and a trolley near Pacific street and Troy avenue after midnight. Three companions were injured, two of them unconscious, as the car struck the trolley and left the track.
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New York
Hermann Schuliche
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Coney Island
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Seltutribe
Pacific Street
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Six Men Die In Mohawk Mine Blast At Eveleth
Six workers perish in a dynamite explosion at the Mohawk mine between Birabik and Aurora. Names listed include Oscar Carlson Ephraim Yarra Isaac Mabon Ajalmar Erickson John Alban and John Bortz. Cause uncertain but likely a lit candle igniting sticks of dynamite. witnesses killed.
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Mohawk
Birabik
Aurora
Oscar Carlson
Ephraim Yarra
Isaac Mabon
Ajalmar Erickson
John Alban
John Bortz
Scoring Report From Base Ball Matches
Baseball scores from June show results across leagues and associations. Pittsburg defeated St. Louis 5 to 2 in St. Louis, Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 6 to 1 in Philadelphia, and New York beat Boston 3 to 2 in Boston. Detroit routed St Louis 7 to 3, Cleveland defeated Chicago 9 to 2, Philadelphia took Washington 9 to 3, and 5 to 6 in a second game. Additional results include New York 5 over Boston 4, Minneapolis 2 over Milwaukee 1 in eleven innings, and Sioux City 5 over Sioux City from the Western division.
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Columbus
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Spianapolis
Western
Sioux City
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Lincoln
Des Moines
Dimahar
Ona
Dee Stoines
Mrs Roosevelt's Spice Cake Recipe Sought for Centennial Book
Paul Vagny of Meriden Connecticut aged fourteen sent a note to Mrs Roosevelt asking for her favorite spice cake recipe. He received official stationery with the recipe titled Mrs Roosevelt's Spice Cake. The boy plans to include the receipt in a cookbook ahead of Meriden's centennial celebration.
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Meriden
Host to Fraternals Seeks Law Overhaul for Insurance
Milwaukee June 30 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Zeno M Host urged fraternal societies to adopt statutory provisions for life policies. He warned that without mortality tables, rising costs and reserves, life insurance becomes a gambling contract and urged rigid medical selection, increasing membership, and explicit contracts to ensure safe insurance.
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Zeno M. Host
Wisconsinite Insurance Investigating Committee
Host
Utless
Éhtry
Fraternity Officials Clash Over Insurance Rates and Mortality Tables
Fraternal insurance officers debated rate increases with two objectors warning about public knowledge of policy types. Edmund Jackson and George Bever urged model regulation and transparency, while objections to using the United States experience table for mortality were raised. The committee adjourned to July 12. Mrs. Thew narrowly escaped a deadly auto crash in New York when a pedestrian stepped onto Broadway. The car halted inches from the man as the chauffeur braked and backed up to avoid him.
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Edmund Jackson
Fraternal Congress
George Bever
Legion of Honor
B.D. Aittin
John D. Dennison
United States
Thaw
New York
Barry ‘Kendall Thew
Croker Hopes Bryan Will Be U.S. President
Harry Walker of New York received a letter from Richard Croker former Tammany leader. Dated Dublin June 16 Croker says Bryan is one of the most able men and was robbed of elections by trusts. He hopes to see Bryan president. The British Isles contain about 2 600 separate islands and islets.
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New York
Harry Walker
Richard Croker
Tammany Atal
Croker
William J. Bryan
United States
Dubla
Bryth
Oldest Church Building Still Used for Worship at Canterbury
The article notes St Martin's Cathedral in Canterbury as the oldest uninterruptedly used church, tracing its origins to a structure built for sacred use and serving religious gatherings for over 1,500 years, illustrating its enduring role in Christian worship.
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St. Martin
Canterbury
Badgland
Clinton
Windsor
Iowa
Iowa Central House
J. ¥. Pethybridge
Ocean Race Under Way Amid Curious Transatlantic Bet
New York, June 30. The Ocean Race begins as French steamer La Provence and German ship Deutchland race the Atlantic. La Provence reaches 12 11 after 11 o clock, while Deutchland passes earlier, both crews betting substantial sums on victory. officials refrain from calling it a race but observers expect a swift crossing.
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New York
Crick Greyholnds
Moe
la Provence
Hirstigh
Gedney
Bold case of abduction shocks Dover community
Annie Baas a 10 year old girl was abducted from near her adopted parents home in Willow Grove by two men in an automobile. The kidnap was allegedly planned with Haas noting Annie as his adopted daughter and believing the abductors could be relatives or agents of her mother. The auto sped off at high speed after seizing Annie and her younger sister near the Haas residence.
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Haas
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Hans
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Jurnip
Sster
Thaw Pleads Not Guilty In Unusual Court Action
Reports from New York describe Harry Kendall Thaw pleading not guilty to murder charges in a dramatic hearing. His lawyers requested a pause to amend the plea, then withdrew it. Thaw was remanded to the Tombs as the court weighed if his life could be spared. Additional items cover a lightning fatality in Matthews Indiana and a street fight in Orangeburg.
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New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Tombs
Nott
Wan
Misuse of Relief Funds Claimed in California Case
Minnesota authorities arrest Partice involved in Red Cross relief fund misues at Golden Gate park. George Bryant and John Clark allegedly arranged sale of blankets with 90 envelopes bearing Clark’s name. Protest follows a Minneapolis flour donation controversy and governor inquiries into Red Cross funds.
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Jobn Clark
Red Cross
Golden Gate Park
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Johnson
Overnor Pardee
California
Minneapolis
California Relief Committee
Red Cross Society
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Convicted of Larceny Exsecretary Proctor In Campaign Fund
Boston June 20 Robert G Proctor ex secretary to Senator Lodge was found guilty by a jury of larceny He was charged with stealing 295 dollars from John G Bestgen of Quincy who claimed it was a Republican campaign contribution given in 1904 with a promise to win him a consul appointment The case drew many witnesses including nearly the entire 1904 Republican state committee Proctor testified he took 295 in 1904 and turned it over to someone at the Republican headquarters Policeman Eilis Jackey New York.
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Boston
Robert G. Proctor
John G. Bestgen
Quincy
Cam- Paien
Proctor
Bestgen
Republican State Committee
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Bestpen
Republican
Thio Chautauqua Apgnat 9 18 and Jan address list
News brief reports varied local items. Thio Chautauqua at Goldfield slated Apgnat 9 to 18 with Gov Cummins among orators for January address. Kenneth Parson, son of Ottumwa couple, severely wounded by shooting. Fires near Northwood burn home. loss about 3000 dollars. fire origin unknown. Licenses for saloons rise in Delmar to 75 monthly plus tax. Major Warner named chief clerk in disaster department. Louis for apples wins silver at St Louis exposition. honors praised. Various local deaths, accidents, and societal notes follow including Fredsville Fourth of July plan and Windsor hotel closure.
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Goldfield
Gov. Cummins
Chautauqua Tickets and Local Notices Spotted
Chautauqua ticket outlets listed at Commercial National Bank Waterloo Loan and Trust Co Don Munger's Drug Store On the west side Town State Bank Toders Drug Store Henderson's Drug Store Miller Drug Store For the occasion the W and O railway will sell round trip tickets from all stations to Waterloo at the rate of fare and one third Tickets on sale July 33 and 4 with return limit July 6 Chautauqua features health notes a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Cure and Epworth hospital news A fragment mentions a child with suspected scarlet fever and meningitis and a note on a local plant and tea products
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Commercial National Bank
Waterloo Loan and Trust Co
Don Munger
Town State Bank
Toder
Henderson's Drug Store
Miller
Waterloo
Epworth
H. A. Ogling
East Fourth
Franks
Dubuque
Thorn Ag
Rocky Mountain
Wangler Bros
Board of Hearth
Optimism High as Trade Sees Best Fiscal Year Yet
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports the most successful fiscal year in U S history thus far with broad optimism for the next year. Crops progress well, manufacturing backlogs rise, and few major labor struggles exist. Inflation risks are tempered by cautious wholesale curtailment and solid iron and steel markets. US failures total 207 this week, down from 249 last year. Canada shows 27, up from 16.
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R G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
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Uni
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Sud
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