Death of Senator Samuel D McEnery After Indigestion Attack
New Orleans reports the death of United States Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery at age 74 after an indigestion illness following his Washington arrival. He served a third term to March 3, 1915 and was seen as an independent Democrat who often backed Republicans. Governor Jared Y. Sanders is expected to succeed him as the Louisiana legislature considers the vacancy.
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Washington
Sanders Wall
New Orleans
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
McEnery
Elizabeth Phillips
Monroe
Sanders
Jared Yy
Louis‘iona
MecHnery
Depew
Hillyer Place
Yankee Oil Triumph Over German Branch in Berlin
In Berlin on June 27 American interests won a public relations victory as Hamburg papers accused the Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company of graft methods. The Hamburg prosecutor closed an inquiry into American manager EB L Quarles finding no grounds for indictment and ordering costs paid by the state. The case marks a notable win for American interests in Germany.
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Berlin
Standard Oil Company
Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Hamburg
Vacuum
EB. L. Quarles
Quarles
Germany
One Dead in Auto Plunge Near Upper Sandusky
A car carrying four people left Upper Sandusky for Toledo. Ralph Beidler is dead, Rev B 2 Lashtley has a skull fracture and internal injuries, M H Stoneturner and James N McConnell were cut and bruised. The vehicle plunged over a small embankment near Prairie depot, trapping occupants under water and mud.
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Upper Sandusky
Toledo
Ralph Beidler
Lashtley
M. H. Stoneturner
James N. McConnell
Prairie Depot
Congressman Booker Robbed on Train in Missouri
Congressman Charles F. Booker of the Fourth Minnesota district was robbed in Bt. Joseph Missouri on a train and could not even buy a sandwich at the Union depot lunch counter.
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Booker le
Bt. Joseph, Mo
Charles F. Booker
Fourth Minnour
Union Depot
Cloudburst in Kentucky Leaves Many Dead and Missing
Fifteen known dead, fifteen more reported dead, and about forty missing after a cloudburst affecting Magoffin Floyd and Knott counties. Saylersville crews recover twelve bodies. floods wash away homes, barns, and outbuildings. Property damage estimated at $100,000 with higher losses in stocks and grains.
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Saylersville
Magoffin
Floyd
Knott
Browne Brings No Verdict in Bribery Trial
The Browne bribery case over Senator Lorimer’s election ended in mistrial after 115 hours of jury deliberation and 24 ballots. Eight votes favored conviction and four favored acquittal, with the panel later charged as packed by the prosecutor. A second trial is planned for next Wednesday.
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Browne
Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Charles Spare
William R. Lowe
William R. Hennessey
Walter J. Hermann
Wayman
W. 8
Forrest
Illinois Parole Law Declared Constitutional by Supreme Court
Springfield June 30 The Illinois Supreme Court declares the parole law of 1899 constitutional in the Joseph Joyce case reversing a February ruling that held the act invalid over a budget provision. The court explains that a legislative act providing money differs from an appropriation and adopts the construction that sustains constitutionality.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois Supreme Court
Joseph Joyce
CHARLTON CASE IS HALTED
Porter Charl ton’s case waits on exchanges between Washington state departments and the Italian government. His counsel seeks a postponed arraignment promising no habeas corpus or insanity actions to remove the prisoner from New Jersey authorities. Arraignment set for July 8. International aspects of extradition decisions loom.
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Bah
New York
Porter Charlton
Washington
New Jersey
Chariton
Hyde denied new trial in Swope poisoning case
Dr B C Hyde convicted May 16 of poisoning Col Thomas H Swope the Kansas City philanthropist was denied a new trial by Judge Ralph Latshaw in criminal court The judge set Tuesday for arguments on arrest of judgment An appeal to the supreme court and bond motion follow Hyde faces ten other indictments for killing or attempting to kill members of the Swope family
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Kansas City
B. C. Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Ralph 8. Latshaw
Supreme Court
Doctor Hyde
Colonel Swope
Swope
Packers File Demurrers in Missouri Petition
Jefferson Missouri July 1 meat packers challenge state action by filing demurrers claiming no cause of action is shown in the petition.
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Jefferson, Mo
Major
Duke d'Alencon Grandson of Louis Philippe Dies in London
Jone 30 Duke d'Alencon, grandson of King Louis Philippe who was deposed in 1848, died in London. The royal claimant had been living abroad after the revolution and passed away at an unspecified location in the city.
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London
Jone
Duke d’ Alencon
Louis Phillippe
Western rail tariffs lowered after Interstate ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied suspending classification 36 affecting 6000 plus items, a victory for railroads. Reductions of 20 to 50 percent were ordered west from Chicago to the Pacific coast, affecting Spokane and Reno routes with back haul local rates from San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Spokane
Reno
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Intermountain Territory
Wash
Reno, Ney
Commission
Nevada
San Francisco
Beck
Sacramento
Pacific Cony
Hughes Bill Defeated by Taft Roosevelt Hughes
Albany July 1 The combined influence of President Taft Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hughes failed to save the Cobb direct nominations bill from defeat in the assembly.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Assembly
Roosevelt and Taft Meet at Beverly Summer Cottage
President Taft and former President Roosevelt met at Burgess Point Cottage in Beverly Massachusetts after sixteen months apart. They greeted warmly and talked for about two and a half hours with Lodge and Norton nearby. Taft declined to discuss details after the visit and Roosevelt called it most delightful.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Roosevelt
Burgess Point Cottage
Theodore
George
Senator Lodge
Norton
White House
Clean Sweep for Harvard in Thames Regatta
Harvard wins the varsity eight in New London as Yale finishes four lengths back after a tight three and a half mile race. Harvard also wins the freshmen eight by three lengths and the varsity four by four lengths as a strong opening to the annual regatta.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Thames
Yale
Cambridge
New Haven
Crimson
Senate Probe Delayed Over Funding for Indian Land Inquiry
Washington reports the senate committee formed to investigate Senator Gore's charges about Oklahoma Indian land contracts lacks funds. The panel may not begin the inquiry until Congress reconvenes in December.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Washington
Senate
Congress
Secretary Dickinson sails for Orient with party
Secretary of War Dickinson sails from San Francisco on the Siberia to inspect Honolulu coast defenses and Pearl Harbor fortifications. His wife and son J M Dickinson Jr accompany him, as do Capt. and Mrs. Larz Anderson and Brigdier General Edwards and their spouses. The party includes William L Granberry from Nashville, a Princeton student, and plans to return via the Siberian railroad after examining affairs in the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Dickinson
Orient
Siberia
J. M. Dickinson, Jr
Yale
Larz Anderson
William L. Granberry
Princeton
Nashville
Tenn
Edwards
Dickinsons
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Philippinnes
United States
Siberian
Lake sailor murdered in Toledo yard. five sailors held
James Melia known as James Murray, a union lake seaman from Cleveland, was found murdered in the yard between the Toledo Salvage plant and the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. The upper nose was fractured and a bruise on the head suggests blows likely with a bottle or club. Five sailors are under arrest.
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Toledo
Ohio
James Melia
James Murray
Thi City
Cleveland
Toledo Salvage Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cummins Renews Rest Plan for Chautauqua Tour
Senator A B Cummins postpones chautauqua engagements until August 14 due to heart trouble worsened by strenuous congressional work, following medical advice. Des Moines report notes the July 1 date and the need to rest before resuming public duties.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Congress
A. BR. Cummins
Undefeated Northwest Champion T A Ireland Shoots On
Colfax rifle star T A Ireland claims four world records and has not yet lost a match despite kidney trouble that affected his vision He credits Deans Kidney Pills for relief after trying many remedies Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York public notice style line ends appear as dialogue between Jinks and Fickle about moving this spring
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Ireland
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Boy takes Cuticura cure for terrible eczema
A mother recounts her six year old son’s severe eczema and how Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, used as directed, cleared the skin in days. She claims two boxes of each cleared the condition with no relapse through the seventeen years since. Another anecdote mentions a child’s facial eczema responding similarly.
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A. J. Cochran
Columbia Aves
Philadelphia
Your Wife's Picture and Easy Task Soap Appeal
A bragging salesman urges men to switch wives and households to Easy Task soap. He claims cheap old soap slows cleaning, wastes time and money, and that Easy Task saves effort, health, and expense by cutting dirt and labor at housecleaning time.
Bright Side Talk Turns Dark in Wry Banter
In a clipped dialogue, a patient asks a doctor about a bright side after leg amputation. A gunner jokes about wealth from Doggwood buying a new car, then adds a hog anecdote, mixing humor with grim topics. The exchange blends irony with grim realities in a terse, period voice.
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Samuel D. McEnery
Yankee Oil Company
Standard
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Ant
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State Supreme Court
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Charlton
DR. Hyde
Secretary of War and Family
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Northwest
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Colfax
Watch
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Doggwood
Gayer
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