Sherman bill tightens anti trust rules with personal guilt
Washington January 10 the house judiciary subcommittee drafted administration anti trust measures adding personal guilt penalties for officers. It bans price fixing prohibits interlocking directorates between banks and industry and bars railroad or bank directors from industry roles. Railroads must divest from manufacturing control. Sherman Act amended to define competition and punish offenders.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Wilson
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Supreme Court of the
Industrial Trade Commission
May free Gompers and aids
The Supreme Court heard arguments that contempt proceedings against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor are void as they began after the original injunction expired The counsel contended the actions were long outlawed and should not proceed further arising from the Bucks Stove Range case.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Alton B. Parker
Jackson H. Ralstof
Supreme Court of the United States
Old Bucks Stove & Range Company
Gomp
Testimony Favors Harry K Thaw At Bail Hearing
Public hearing before the Thaw sanity commission in Concord New Hampshire featured favorable testimony for Harry K Thaw's bail petition. High Sheriff Holmes Drew and Policeman Clark Stevens testified as Thaw supporters, while Thaw's associates described his flight from Maylutm, with doubts cast on releasing him.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
Special
Thaw Sanity Commission
Harry
Holmes Drew
Clark Stevens
Maylutm
Thaw
Drew
Biexens
Chicago Realty Banquet Highlights Bryan Address
At the Chicago real estate board banquet Secretary of State Bryan praised President Wilson, tariff and currency reforms, and the push for presidential primaries. He argued reforms shift power to the masses and noted the new tariff with income tax provisions and bank-friendly currency measures benefiting the public. Senator Sherman stressed small economies and detail in youth shaping a thorough man.
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Bryan
Chicago
Chicago Real Estate Board
Congress Hotel
William J. Bryan
U. S
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Carter H. Harrison
Wilson
Sherman
Five Sailors Die As Wyoming Crewman Cutter Sinks
A U S flagship Wyoming rescue ends tragically when a sailing freight cutter swamps off Old Point Comfort Virginia. Eleven rescued, five dead. Drowned include Olaf K Olsen of Portsmouth George J Hugg of Newport News Ernest A Roth of Seattle Theodore Bauldus of Brooklyn.
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Old Point Comfort
Wyoming
Old Point
James Glennan
Olaf K. Olsen
Portsmouth
George J. Hugg
Thames Street
Newport
R. I
Ernest A. N. Roth
Cherry Street
Seattle
Wash
Theodore Bauldus
St. Nicholas Avenue
Broklyn
N.Y
Call to Arms as South African Rail Strike Spreads
Cape Town reports the entire active citizen defense force of the Transvaal is ordered out after a cabinet meeting amid a railroad strike. Burghers in parts of the Orange Free State are also called to arms as rail service is disorganized and traffic halted as far as Klerksdorp. An attempt to blow up a train is noted in Johannesburg by strike sympathizers.
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Cape Town
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Klerksdorp
Johannesburg
Chamberlain Announces Intended Retirement From Parliament
Joseph Chamberlain declares plans to quit Parliament at the next general election after serving Birmingham in the House of Commons since 1876. He addresses a letter to the Unionist Association president in Birmingham outlining his decision.
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Birmingham
England
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Unionist Association of
Court ruling saves Chicago lake front plans from injunction
Federal Judge Carpenter refused to grant an injunction against Chicago and said he would determine the suit, keeping intact harbor improvement plans derailed by the Pottawatomie Nation of Indians.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Carpenter
Mrs Ava Astor Engaged In Hushed London Rumors
London reports of Mrs Ava Willing Astor’s engagement gain credibility with letters hinting at a new romance. Friends say the American widow’s suitors included many nobles, but indications now point to an American husband as the likely outcome.
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London
Ava Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Three Die in Cordele Georgia Train Wreck
Three people were killed and 27 injured when Georgia Southern & Florida train No. 8 derailed near Cordele while en route from Macon to Palatka. Parson Ingram, twelve, from Buckhead, and two unidentified Negroes were among the victims. President John B. Munson survived, his car overturned and he sustained severe bruises.
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Cordele
Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad
Macon
Palatka Flat
Parson Ingram
Buckhead
John B. Munson
Railroad
German Torpedo Boat Westroyer Damaged in Kiel Collision
A German torpedo boat Westroyer collided with the Belgian steamer Ambiorix Kolka at Kiel on January 9. The torpedo boat sustained heavy damage while the steamer remained uneventful.
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Kiel
Germany
Westroyer
Ambiorix Kolka
Japanese troops land armed force in Mexico
Washington confirms that Japan landed an armed force from a battle cruiser to protect the mikado's legation in Mexico City. The move alarms the State, War, and Navy departments as U S forces plan to expand in Mexican waters. Reports also note Villa’s force engaging federal troops at La Mula Pass near Ojinaga and ongoing diplomatic updates on Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico City
Navy Department
O'Shaughnessy
Presidio
Tex
la Mula Pass
Ojinaga
Villa
Fox
Juarez
United States
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
State Department
Walter H. Page
London
Vera Cruz
John Lind
Chester
Mississippi Coast
Wilson
Teacher Slain in Madison School Shooting
John R. Spooner nephew of former Senator Colt Spooner killed kindergarten teacher Emily McConnell at Irving school Madison as children were dismissed. He then shot himself and died later. The attack followed a troubled history with McConnell, a friend of his wife.
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Madison
Wis
John R. Spooner
John
Colt Spooner
Wisconsin
Emily McConnell
Irving
Spooner
Miss McConnell
Misa McConnell
Young Women Enter Religious Habit at St. Joseph’s
In Adrian Michigan on January 10 a group of young women joined the Dominican Sisters after receiving the habit at St. Joseph's Academy.
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Adrian, Mich
St. Joseph's Academy
Skaters Carried Out Into Lake on Monona Ice
Twenty four children滑 skating on Lake Monona were swept into the lake when a sudden wind shattered the ice. Twenty on one section and four on the other were rescued by lakefront residents using rowboats. Rescuers included Sidney Rundell Carl Fauerbach Louis Rodefield and Dr S R Boyce. Police warned skaters daily about the dangers of the lake.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Madison
Wis
Lake Monona
Sidney P. Rundell
Carl Fauerbach
Louis Rodefield
8. R. Boyce
Shaughnessy
Jakes
Thaw Found Sane by Commission Report
The commission appointed by Judge Aldrich reports Harry Kendall Thaw is not afflicted by the mental diseases he suffered when he killed Stanford White. Thaw, famed New York architect, would not be a public menace if released on bail. His first question on learning the verdict was "Where is Evelyn?"
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Concord
N. H
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Aldrich
Thaw
Evelyn
Refugees Flee to Border as Villa Forces Occupy Mexican Village
Presidio Texas reports 28 000 Mexican federal soldiers 6 generals 200000 rounds of ammunition 2 cannons 4 field pieces and 1500 refugees in U S border patrol custody after the Mexican army evacuated Ojinaga and Villa rebels occupied the town. Villa took 300 prisoners amid the pursuit following evacuation.
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Presillo
Texas
United States Army
Border Patrol
Ojinaga
Mexico
Gtn
Francisco Villa
Villa
Aviator Mery Dies In Flight Crash Near Santiago
Lieut. Mery, a military aviator, perished when his aircraft broke apart after a fall from about 3000 feet during a flight near Santiago. The tragedy prompted investigations and tributes to the fallen airman.
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Santiago
Chile
Mery
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Price Report
Corn prices across grades listed with bids from No. 2 white to mixed and ear varieties. Wheat and oats shown with red and white grades, alongside poultry eggs cattle bulls calves hogs and pork products with per unit and per hundredweight ranges.
Sharpers Trim Passengers on George Washington Steamer
Report from Plymouth England details trouble aboard the North German Lloyd steamer George Washington from New York. Gamblers allegedly used loaded dice and two foreigners were roughhandled in the smoking room before docking. one was made to disgorge about $500 of winnings.
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Plymouth
England
New York
Plymonth
Spelling Stuck the Jury at Tea With Farrar
A tale recounted by Miss Geraldine Farrar about a homicide case where the jury could not convict because they doubted pneumonia as the death cause. The constable sought guidance on spelling the word pneumonia, prompting the judge and crowd to laugh at the misworded doubt.
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Geraldine Farrar
Philadelphia Telegraph
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
F W Horrisch of Chicago recounts two years of water blisters and itching on hands legs and joints. After trying remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for six weeks and was cured with no remaining marks. Advertisements invite free samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Congress St
Chicago
Iil
F. W. Horrisch
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
At Church In Holland: Hats Smoking And Comfortableness
The piece notes Dutch Protestant practice where men wear hats in church and smoking outside services is not deemed irreverent. It observes ministers may smoke and describes a comfortable form of religion with visible pews, a white cap maid guiding attendees, and a two deck pulpit.
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Holland
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