Owen Attacks Sugar Trust In Senate Debate
Senator Owen of Oklahoma denounces the so called Wagar trust in a senate attack on sugar tariff provisions. He calls for publication of alleged frauds by the sugar trust and for striking the words above duties from the tariff bill. Chairman Aldrich and Senator Beveridge participate in the heated exchange over who should receive the resolution.
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Washington
Wagar Trust
Senate
Owen
Ovate
Hnn
Psopla
United States
New York
Sugar Trust
Differential duty on dressed lumber debated in senate
New York Senator Favora Dingley argues for a protective tariff on dressed lumber as part of tariff bill debate. Root says Dingley rate keeps planing mills in U S and warns against reductions that would shift business to Canada. Heyburn endorses the differential. Clapp challenges a prior pledge. Also reported: miners in Jackson Kentucky plan to leave after a boardinghouse attack. negro workers guarded at Benson quarries by soldiers.
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New York
Favora Dingley
Washington
Senate
Root
N. Y
Canada
Committee of Finance
Hale
Benator Heyburn
Eda
Idaho
Clapp
Minn
Chicago
Heyburn
Republican Party
Megries
Jackson
Benson
Philippine Tariff Bill Passes After Prolonged Effort
Washington May 25 The Philippine tariff bill was finally passed by the house after multiple attempts to push it through were blocked by lack of support. The bill’s fate comes after a series of failed votes and procedural hurdles.
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Washington
House
Shock to Society Women at East Orange Luncheon
At a Mayflower Society luncheon in the Women's clubhouse East Orange New Jersey 100 members and guests reacted with restrained disapproval upon the surprise presence of Miss Hicima Goldman anarchist preacher Freeman host Alden Freeman tied to Standard Oil and once a mayoral candidate whose wealth comes from Standard Oil near John D Rockefeller's Cleveland home.
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New York
Mayflower Society of
New Jersey
Cxt
East Orange
N. J
Hicima Goldman
Mr. Freeman
Standard Oil
John D. Rockafeller
Cleveland
Secret force guards jailed suspect in Centerville case
An extensive secret service force forms in Centerville led by ex Sheriff William Bray to guard John Junkin a Black man accused of murdering Clara Rosen and awaiting trial. Plain clothed sentinels post in town while mobs feared as townspeople evacuate and patrols scan routes from Ottumwa to forestall violence.
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Centerville
May
William Bray
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Junkin
Spread to other ports as French merchant sailors strike
Paris May 24 Notwithstanding a General Federation of Labor decision to end the strike sailors stokers and stewards of the merchant marine have walked out at Marseilles Toulon and Havre with potential spread to other ports. Grievances include failure to apply the weekly day of rest law equalized wages on passenger and freight boats and being paid off when ships are out of service briefly. Havre May 24 Despite the strike La Lorraine and Chicago sailed on time but La Lorraine left seven crewmen and the Chicago seventeen behind.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Marseilles
Toulon
Havre
la Lorraine
Chicago
Race line fixed by court in arrest case
New York May 24. The appellate division of the supreme court upheld Justice Dugro's order reducing damages in favor of George Griffin a Pullman porter from 2500 to 300. Griffin, a negro, was arrested in Montreal for stealing a pocketbook but was released as the charge proved unfounded. He sued Daniel H. Brady, a New York manufacturer who caused the arrest.
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New York
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Dugro
George Griffin
Montreal
Daniel H. Brady
Fire In Pennsylvania Mine Threatens Summit Hill Workings
In Tamaqua on May 24 a long burning Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co mine fire at Summit Hill continues after decades. Despite huge spending, flames spread toward Spring Tunnel. crews of carpenters and masons are mapping concrete walls to halt the blaze while large sulphur deposits in sunken shafts may require flooding.
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Pennsylvania
Tamaqua
Lehigh ‘Coal and Navigation Company
Summit Hill
Spring
Supreme Court to Hear Minnesota Gross Earnings Tax Case
A Washington dispatch says the Chicago Great Western and Great Northern railroads have cases against Minnesota advanced for argument in the Supreme Court on November 2. The issue involves the validity of Minnesota's gross earnings tax law of 1906.
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Bt Paul
End of Trial Eve Sees Murder Suspect Die by Suicide
Huntsville Missouri May 25 On the eve of murder trial Irving Carter aged 23 fatally shot himself at his home. A year earlier Carter killed Thomas R Bagby who had wronged his sister. Carter lured Bagby to a secluded spot and shot him.
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Huntsville
Irving
Carter
Thomas R. Bagby
Bagby
Openings Set for Settlement of Western Reservations
President Taft issued a proclamation opening about 440000 acres in the Flathead and 200000 in the Coeur d Alene and 50000 to 100000 in the Spokane reservations for settlement. Registration runs July 15 to August 6 with drawn entries beginning August 9 at Coeur d Alene Spokane and Kalispell Missoula. Application must be mailed to the respective superintendent for each region. Regulations ready by June 1 and entries due April 10 for all areas.
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Washington
Taft
Flathead
Bent
Coeur d'Alene
Ida
Bpokane
Wash
Kalispall
Missoula
Mont
Admits Accepting Bribes in Shawnee Trial
Virgil Blysers, former Pottawattamie county attorney now indicted for taking a bribe, confessed on the witness stand that Jointists and bootleggers paid officials for protection. He testified as Judge W N Maben goes on trial for accepting a bribe, with the state alleging a $100,000 protection payoff over fourteen months while Maben claims persecution and a conspiracy to ruin him.
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Shawnee
Okla
Virgil Blysers
Pottawattomie County
W. N. Maben
Tris
Biggers
Macben
Johnson a Good Spender
Philadelphia reports Jack Johnson showed he is a spender as well as a fighter after earning $5,000 from a bout with O'Brien. He spent $3,000 on a speed roadster and $1,800 on a diamond, leaving $4,500 for two purchases.
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Philadelphia
Jack Johnson
O’brien
Two Flags
Johnson
Johnston
Wickersham replies to House resolution on steel trust
Attorney General Wickersham sends a communication to the House stating no steps have been taken by him or any Justice Department official to annul the contract for purchase or acquisition of control of the Tennessee Coal and Tron company by United States Steel Corporation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Wickersham
Department of Justice
Tennessee Coal’ and Tron Company
United States Steel Corporation
Centenarian Ends Life in Dearborn Neighborhood
Dearborn Michigan May 24. "Uncle Dilly" Gray aged ninety nine, patriarch of the area, drank poison mixed in a tin dipper and passed away after his wife, aged eighty, found him. A physician tried to save him but failed.
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Dearborn, Mich
Dilly" Gray
Ble Well
Billy
Diplomatic Shifts As MacDonald Departs and Fairbanks Arrives
Tokio notes a British ambassador Sir Claude MacDonald leaves for six months on leave via Siberia en route to London. In contrast former U S Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks arrives from San Francisco, heading to London. The exchange marks a pair of notable foreign arrivals and departures.
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Tokio
Japan
London
Sir Claude MacDonald
Charles W. Fairbanks
San Francisco
Claude
Siberia
Missouri Supreme Court upholds cap on officer salaries
Jefferson City Missouri May 24 The Missouri supreme court sustained a state law denying licenses to insurance companies that pay any officer salaries over 50 000 The act passed two years ago after extended litigation and remains in force.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Millions Salute the Flag Empire Day Observed Widely
Empire Day marked across Great Britain on the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth. About 16 million people saluted the flag, with nearly 4 million children participating in the UK. London held its first organized celebration with 5,000 uniformed schoolboys marching to Hyde Park.
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Great Britain
London
Empire
United Kingdom
Hyde
Appellate Court Deadlocks Over Terminal Railroad Case
In St. Louis terminal case the United States circuit court of appeals divided two to two on dissolving the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. The case was certified to the Supreme Court. The suit, begun in November 1906, lists Charles Nagel as a government special attorney. The complaint accuses the association of consolidating competing railroads and ferry and bridge lines in interstate commerce in violation of federal statutes.
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St. Paul
Terminal Railroad Association of St
Hammond Declines Diplomatic Post to China
Washington May 28 After an hour interview with President Taft John Hays Hammond declined the ministership to China. He said China offered a field for American enterprise and trade and he would sacrifice to accept, but duties to his family require he stay home. He noted Stra Hammond and I have several children growing up and we ought to have a home and settle down.
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Washington
Taft John Hays Hammond
China
Hammond
Amer
Ican
Stra
Mr. Hammond
Navy officer to inspect European shipyards visit
Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rogers of the United States Navy sails on the Laplhind to inspect European navy yards. He will visit Great Britain France Germany and possibly Italy to prepare a report for Secretary Meyer. The Rogers party will study the key German base at Kiel for possible detailed inquiry.
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New York
Raymond P. Rogers
United States Navy
Europe
Meyer
Navy Department
Great Britain
England
France
Germany
Italy
Woman Defends Home With Bat Sends Burglar Fleeing
In Beattle Washington on May 22 Misa Clara Anderson, a servant for L. S. Schwabacher of a wholesale hardware firm, attacked a burglar in the residence with a small baseball bat, knocked from the thief’s hand jewelry valued around $2,000, and forced him to retreat from the home.
Summons in Beadle County Justice Court cases
Two summonses issued in Beadle County South Dakota before Justice J C Hatfield. Plaintiffs W Z Harmon and W Z Warner seek eight dollars and 15 cents plus interest and costs from Geo Mettler for merchandise and money lent, with hearings set on April 14 1908 and March 26 1909 and adjourned dates noted.
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State of
South Dakota
Beadle
Justice Court
J. C. Hatfield
W. Z. Harmon
W. Z. Warmer
Partners
Geo. Mettler
Huron
W. 2. Harmon
W. Z. Warner
Plantiffs
Costa
J. 0. Hatfield
Beadle County
Order to show cause on guardian for sale of real estate
In Beadle County South Dakota the County Court orders next of kin and interested parties to show cause why the guardian’s petition to sell ward real estate should not be granted. Hearing set for June 12 1909 at 10 a m in Huron Courtroom. Publication required for three consecutive weeks in the Dakota Huronite.
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State of
South Dakota
Beadless
Eugenia M. Wiens
Marienne B. Wiene
M. D. Whisman
Eugenia M. Kiene
Marienne B. Kiene
Huron
Beadle County
Dakota Huronite
Esid Beadle County
South Dakota summons in Ninth Circuit action
State of South Dakota Beadle County circuit court summons directed to Donald MacKay requires him to answer the complaint filed by Charles A. Blake. The notice names the ninth district circuit court and specifies location in the clerk of the circuit court office within the state bounds.
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State of
South Dakota
Beadless
Ninth Judicial District
Charles A. Blake
Donald MacKay
Beadle County summons seeks payment and answer deadline
In Beadle County South Dakota a summons directs the defendant to answer a complaint within thirty days after service or face judgment for five hundred dollars plus seven percent interest and costs. Dated April 27 1909 attorney W A Lynch. The complaint was filed May 28 1909 in Huron. May 27 July 8.
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Gee
Mettler
South Dakota
Geo. Mettler
Huron
Sbove
Beadle
A. D
W. A. Lynch
Beadle County
W.A. Lynch
Wheat Prices Advance on Chicago Board, May 25
Wheat prices rose sharply on the Chicago board with July to December contracts all at new highs. May led at 1.2414, July 1.199, September 1.12, December 1.09 as speculative buying surged. Reports of prospective shortages in Kansas and Oklahoma sparked the rally amid large December option purchases by a prominent trader.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Shish
Attorney Beam shoots self after murder case in Limes
John W. Beam, a noted lawyer and real estate dealer, was sought by police for the murder of Mrs Estella M. Diltz. After being located in a barn, Beam shot at officers and then turned the revolver on himself, leaving him in serious condition. The Diltz death is described as stemming from a dispute over property belonging to the widow.
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Limes
John W. Beam
Estella M. Diltz
Lfe
Beam
Mra. Diltz
Mayor Carmody Shot During Cedar Rapids Burglary Spree
Mayor John T. Carmody was wounded after a burglar robbed Father J. J. Toomey and then shot the mayor in his Cedar Rapids home. The intruder fled as police investigated the earlier entry and assault.
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Carmody
Cedar Rapids
John T. Carmody
J. J. Toomey
Toomey
Eacape
Second Robbery at North St. Paul Post Office
In St. Paul on May 24 a burglary blew the safe at the North St. Paul post office and stole about $200 in stamps and stamped envelopes. The two story brick building was badly damaged by the explosion, marking the second robbery at the facility within two years.
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St. Paul
North St. Paul
Eces
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Peking
Fuss
John Hays Hammond
Rogers Salle
Europa
Hag
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B. Enger
J.C. Hatfield
Onder
A. A. Chamberlain
Asher F. Pay
Gardner, Fairbank & Churchill
Guardian
Lima
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