Washington Session Ends Federal Regulation Expands
Important measures expanding federal regulation have been enacted at the Fifty-ninth Congress. Railroad rate and meat inspection bills will pass soon, pure food measures near adjournment, and a plan to tax denatured alcohol aims to boost alcohol from corn and other crops. A Canal issue settlement allows the president to proceed with a lock and canal work, and a joint resolution requires munition supplies.
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Washington
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Paurta Canal
Congress Records and Expenditure Scrutiny Rise
Congress faces heavy record making with many publications and investigations. The calendar records near 20 000,000 entries, far above past sessions, as scrutiny targets appropriations and department spending. A plan orders strict apportionment by department heads and clerks to ensure accountability. A clerk’s enrollment irregularity prompts tighter controls.
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United States
LAW FOR ORGANIZED LABOR Swe Bills to Get Through Eight Hours and Anti-Injunction Fail
A historical note recalls Wheenployers’ Hindruts bill and eight hour proposals failing in Congress. The labor committee signals a near passage of limited hours for railway workers and a veto of collective body fusion at naval academy. The era also tightens penalties for wearing union insignia in Grand Army settings.
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Ixbor
Congress
NASA
Hewley
Navel Academy
Na Hill
Secretary of the Navy
Lense
Grand Army of the Republic
Drowned or Murdered Near Urhole South Site
After a three day search by Chicago police, life saving crews, and volunteers, Leonard and Mary Faulkner, ages 11 and 12, missing since last Thursday evening, were last seen with two men while fishing from a boat on the Urhole south site. Authorities fear possible drowning or kidnapping and murder.
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Guleaga
Atire Poliies
Chicago
United States
Urhole South
Leonard
Mary Faulkner
Sir
Mfre
John OH. Faulkner
Langley Avenue
Amea
Massachusetts Graft Revelations Threaten State House
Frank J. Gethro, expelled from the Massachusetts house after a bribery conviction, says he will reveal all members linked to bribery. He offers no names but asserts his disclosures will make future bribery impossible in the state house, promising retaliation for his expulsion.
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Boston
Junge
Frank J. Gethyo
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Guailty
Isade
Gethro
Severnal
Legistature
Michigan Mine Strike Ends With Wage Accord
Saginaw Mich June 25 The Michigan bituminous miners strike ends after talks restoring the 1903 wage scale and lowering the union initiation fee from 50 to 25 dollars The fee becomes one dollar on joining with the remainder paid in six monthly installments President John Mitchell aided in the settlement and will return home The miners resume work this week plus other brief items include a life term for a Evansville Ind woman and Cornell rowing honors with a lightning death in Marshall Michigan
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Saginaw
Mich
Michigan
John Mitchell
Evansville
Ind
Myx
Minerva Withgma
James Leigh
Boonville
Signals at Sea and Calendar Arithmetics Unveiled
An old note explains Julius Caesar's calendar reformed in 1582 by Gregory XIII omitting three leap years every 400 years. It also discusses sailing signals with up to four colored flags hoisted at once, noting that eighteen flags allow at least 28,742 distinct signals.
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Crewnr
Julius Caesar
Europe
Gregory XIII
Night-hunting Owl Describes Silent Flight
A nocturnal raptor has wings cloaked in soft down that lets it fly silently. This unmatched adaptation grants it near total invisibility as it hunts.
Deodorising Glue Aroma Improves Drying Speed
A teaspoonful of saltpeter added to a large pot of glue removes a bad odor and makes the glue dry faster and harder. Sap tavers intoxicating hyunns have been made from the sap of the birch willow poplar and sycamore.
Debates On Witte Policy And Russian Parliament
London dispatch argues that indecision in 1904 allowed reformers to align with terrorists and anarchists, risking a revolution. It credits Count Witte with failed reform and claims dissolution of Parliament is inevitable, urging a renewal of government with national representation and support from reform-era figures opposed to revolution.
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Tie
Daily Telegraph
Zemstvo Party
Reform Party
de Witte
Bia
PURE FOOD CRUSADE TARGETS TAINTED MEATS IN INDIANA
Indiana state board of health launches a pure food crusade after the state chemist finds most Mont samples heavily boraxed and tainted. J S Hurty and health officers plan inspections of slaughterhouses and enforcement of tainted meat laws as prosecutors consider action across counties.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Dor J.S. Hurty
Herve Io
Illinois
President Signs Hill Bill for President Travel Costs
President Roosevelt has signed a bill approved by congress authorizing an annual appropriation of 25000 dollars to cover the traveling expenses of the president of the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Public civic commission studies UK municipal ownership
The National Civic Federation mission to Great Britain concludes a five week inquiry into municipal ownership. Commissioners examined both publicly and privately owned utilities, including Norwich street railroads, toured the South Metropolitan company assets, and plan to spend more of the week in London and nearby areas with a side trip to Bristol. They will attend the Institute of Engineers and lunch with Lord Mayor Walter Vaughan Morgan on June 27.
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London
National Civic Federation
United States
Britain
Norwich
Arks
South Metropolitan Company
Bristol
Institute of Engineers
Walter Vaughan Morga
Government by the Jury Fiat acquits several figures in postalihe case
In Washington and Des Moines reports and a Westfield finish form a four week District supreme court trial. Green and Doremus, along with others, were acquitted on conspiracy and bribery charges tied to post office machine purchases. A remaining indictment against Green for bribery in time record sales awaits the district attorney's decision.
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Grees
Post Office Department
Baker
George R. N, Y
Stata
Indiana Man Nominated as Consul at La Paz Mexico
Washington June 25. The president sent to the senate the nomination of George B McGoongan of Indiana to be consul at La Paz Mexico.
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Washington
Senate
N&a
la Baz
Mexico
George B. McGoongan
Duke of Almuflovar Dies at 52 in Spain
Spanish foreign minister the Duke of Almuflovar died at age 52. Other brief items note Nicholas and Mrs. Longworth arriving in Kiel Germany, Roosevelts Panama visit planned for fall, a proposed 800 harvest bands to save wheat, and various obituaries including George C. Cale Captain James MacNelly and Alexander Weill. Also reports of industrial spies arrests Krupp workers, and royal voyage plans to the Isle of Wight aboard the royal yacht Gralda.
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Nicholas Longworth
Kiel
Germany
Gorah Hoch
Roosevelt
Panama
Nelson
Kid” Herman
Chicago
San Exeo
Manifactneers’ Association
George C. Cale
Danville
Baltimore
James MacNelly
Toledo
Buffalo
Queen Victoria
San Sebastinn
Ifrulda
Haakon and Maud Welcome U S Delegation in Oslo Parade
In Trondhjem on June 25 King Haakon and Queen Maud greeted a delegation of ex-Norwegians from the United States. The visit included a schoolchildren parade before the palace, a joint address from Dr Dane of Chicago, and a state dinner with 900 guests. Charles H. Graves sat near the princes at the banquet.
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Norway
United States
Haakon
Queen Maud
Dr. Dane
Chicago
King Haakon
IV. G. Gade
Hel
Qoin Renning
Miwrakes
Hiyinn
Renning
I’ A
Gede
Olaf
Charles H. Graves
Albany
Justice Fitts
Supreme Court
Philippines
New York
Preference for Old Soldiers Court Victory in Sioux City
In Sioux City the district court under the town old soldiers preference law ordered the council to appoint Dr. Ross as health officer. Judge E R Gaynor issued a writ of mandamus directing the council to name Dr. Ross over Dr. Hoskins. The council plans to appeal to the Town supreme court. Professor Fletcher Drowned in Chippewa River at Holcombe Wisconsin.
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G. O 'Ross
E. R. Gaynor
Camneil
Toss. Este Fiensth
B. Hoskina
Old Soldiers
Pr. Resselty
Keen City
Professor Fletcher
Chippewe Falls
Wis
Miler Falls
Chippewa River
Holcombe
Jenpstzen
Rapida
Natives Attack Foreign Laborers in West Virginia Campfights
In Nicholas County near Tioga on the Cranberry River natives clashed with foreign laborers over displacement. One foreigner died and another was fatally wounded with several hurt. About 100 armed natives crossed the mountains to aid the natives as foreigners fled to Richwood, 40 miles away.
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Tioga
Nicholas County
Cranberry River
Cambden
Tinga
Richwood
Helena and Queen Helena accompany king to Ancona
The recent arrest of Gabbianelli and twelve archists at Ancona and the discovery of bombs tied to an alleged plot against King Victor Emmanuel fuel the king’s arrival to lay the cornerstone of a hospital. Queen Helena insists on joining, saying danger exists only in idea, not in fact.
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Robbers Seize $123000 on Southwestern Railroad
Messengers on the Southwestern railroad were attacked by four robbers as they carried $123,000. One messenger died, another was wounded, the money was seized, then recovered after a pursuit. The suspect wounded while fleeing was McKinley’s cousin, a Kalamazoo resident later described as paralyzed.
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Rail Schedule Fragments Include Waterloo to Chicago Trains
Train timetable fragment lists north and westbound services among Waterloo, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, and Chicago with multiple named trains and connections. It notes passenger carries on Nos 93 and 94 between Waterloo, Dubuque and Fort Dodge, with Albert Lea and St Paul lines, and states all trains run daily except those marked for closure on holidays.
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Sioux City
Omaha
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Paul Lim
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Albert Lea Way
St. Paul
Chicago
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Pan
Cc G W Railway Train Schedules Southbound and Northbound
An OCR fragment lists multiple Cc G W Railway trains with southbound and northbound routes. It names numbers and aims to show west and east side platforms with times such as 2:45am, 4:30pm, 6:00am, and 12:26am, including express and freight services and routes to St. Joe, Chicago, Twin City, and Kansas City.
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East Side
West Side
J. G. Mall
Sabt Aide
and Express
Westside
Kansas City
Weabalds
Chi
And
Una St
Twin City
Wesbalde
Fraight
Railway connections described for Waterloo Cedar Falls region
The notice lists train connections: No 41 at Denver with O G W No 4 toward Omaha, No 45 at Waverly with O W2 westward, No 42 at Waverly toward west on G G W Ry to Omaha, No 46 at Leaver Junction with C G W No 8 westbound, No 44 at Waverly west on C G W to Omaha. Also mentions Cedar Falls and Waterloo routes and a grocer ad for cherries at GLINE'S.
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Omaha
Waverly
Leaver Junction
C.G. W
Passase Falls
A. TL
Pi i
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Giaggow
Bramer
Tripoli
Ar Sumee
South Bound
Assee
Ay Pans
Prt
Tially
Dally Daly Dally
Glasgow
Far Cedar Falls
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