Illinois Central Sues Rawn Estate Over Car Repair Stock
Illinois Central Railroad plans a civil suit against Ira G Rawn estate for about 1 million dollars. Disclosures show Rawn once held stock in Memphis car repair firms tied to a 5 million dollar graft scheme. Decree indicates Rawn owned 100 shares in the Memphis company and suicide followed his testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uinois
Ira G. Hawn
Ilinois Central Railroad
Somekee
Monon
Illinois Central
Memphis
Memphis Car Company
Ira G. Rawn
Illinois
Rawn
Blue Island Rolling Mill and Car Company
Memphis’ Car Company
Ilinois- Central
Democrats Nominate in Topeka Districts as Returns Arrive
Official returns show Democratic votes by district with Caldwell 1929 and Harrington 1387 in the Second, Botkin 1944 and Pile 1591 in the Third, McCown 1700 and Nicholson 937 in the Fourth, Helvering 1418 and Sones 1217 in the Fifth, Castor 2892 and Rockefeller 3240 in the Sixth, Morrison 1250 and Neeley 242 in the Sixth. First and Eighth districts had no candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Caldwell
Harrington
Botkin
Pile
Polson
Martin
Ae McCown
Nicholson
Armour employee indicted for perjury in price fixing probe
Thomas G. Lee of Armour & Co.’s dressed beef sales department was indicted by a federal grand jury probing alleged working agreements among large packers. A bench warrant was issued for Lee’s arrest after accusations he lied to the jury about attendance at meetings, price fixing, and other matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Thomas G. Lee
Armour & Co
Federal Grand Jury
Lee
Train Crash Kills 32 in Reyan France
An excursion train carrying 1,200 passengers from Bordeaux struck a stationary freight train at Saujon at 50 mph. Thirty-two people were killed and about 100 injured, many of them schoolgirls. Several cars were shattered. Authorities blame the crash on the freight train’s placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reyan
France
Bordeaux
Saujon
Everal
Policing Mutiny Over Street Car Strike
In Columbus Ohio 48 police officers refused Mayor Marshall's order to ride street cars to quell car strike disorders. They discarded clubs and badges and resigned en masse, signaling a determined protest by the police force.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marshall
Mrs. Ellen Foster Dies Noted Lawyer at Garfield Hospital
Washington DC Mrs. J Ellen Foster a leading woman lawyer and civic figure died at Garfield hospital after several months of illness and a recent operation. She was 77.
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Washington, D. C
J. Ellen Foster
Garfield Hospital
Foster
Police seize Spanish newspaper edition amid attack probe
A Bilbao newspaper edition was seized by police and criminal proceedings opened over the alleged attack on Senor Canalejas. The incident prompted authorities to pursue charges related to the assault and publication actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innalda
Spain
Af Need del Norté
Bilbao
Otgem
Senor Canalejas
Haskell Defies Court Over Capital Move
Oklahoma Governor Robert L. Haskell demands state officers relocate to Oklahoma City, threatens to declare vacancies for noncompliance. Contempt claims surface as Attorney General weighs warrants and officials dispute authority amid ongoing capital removal dispute.
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Guthrie
Okla
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Haskell
Borsraer
Weet
Trapp
Oklahoma
State Board of Equalization
McAfee
Smith
Equalization Boards
Taylor
Banks Pool Gold In Vaults To Replace Cash Transit
Kansas City banks will store all gold in large vaults and settle between institutions with gold certificates instead of moving bags of coins. The Kansas City Clearing House Association approves the plan used in New York and Chicago to reduce risk and depreciation from daily coin transfers.
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Kansas_ City
Kansas City
Kansas City Clearing House Association
New York
Chicago
Oklahoma Democrats Ratify State Ticket At City Meeting
Oklahoma City delegates ratified the state ticket and adopted a campaign platform without discord. The convention praised Senator Gore for his stand on the McMurray contracts and elected Fred P. Branson as state Democratic chairman with Duke Stallings as secretary.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Democrata
Haskell
Gore
McMurray
State Central Committee
Fred P. Branson
Muskogee
Joe Thompson
Pauls Valley
Branson
Democratic
State Election Board
Duke Stailings
Durant
Bristow Replies to Aldrich in Milwaukee Address
Senator Joseph Little Bristow of Kansas challenged Senator Nelson W. Aldrich in Milwaukee. Bristow argued the Payne Aldrich tariff law benefited the Aldrich family and against Aldrich’s denial. He cited his memory of the controversy and quoted from Aldrich’s statements to support his charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Little-Bristow
Kansas
Nelson W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Bristow
Heldrich
Drich
Labriouette
Call for National Good Roads meeting in Oklahoma City
Arthur U. Jackson of the National Good Roads Association issues a call for the next annual meeting in Oklahoma City on October 4-5 during the state fair. Gov. Haskell issues a proclamation urging widespread delegate interest. about 1,000 delegates are to be selected from Oklahoma with Jackson expecting 10,009 attendees. He has notified governors of all states to appoint delegates, and fair and industry groups are receiving similar requests. Speakers include Gov. Stubbs of Kansas and Gov. Hadley of Missouri.
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Oklahoma
Arthur U. Jackson
National Good Anda’ Association
Haskell
Jackson
Oklahoma City
Stubbs
Kansas
Hadley
Missouri
Thousands Homeless In Japan After Floods Hit Tokyo Area
reports from Japan describe tens of thousands rendered homeless in Tokyo and surrounding districts as floods from the Tone River sweep across eastern Tokyo and Yokohama. Hundreds are said dead or missing while relief efforts struggle to reach shelterless men women and children amid widespread destruction.
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Tokio
Japan
Yokohama
Takasaki
Kerelisa Wa
Tonegawa River
Shidouzaka
Sea
Indiana Files Complaint Over Pullman Berth Rates
Indiana lodges complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission over rates for upper berths on Pullman sleeping cars. The action mirrors a recent filing by Kansas and signals possible moves by other Midwest states.
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Pullman Company
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana
State of i
Middle West
Kansas
Cummins Favored by Western Progressives for 1912 Nomination
In Des Moines Iowa residents express a firm conviction that Senator Albert B Cummins is the logical candidate for the western progressives to support for the presidential nomination in 1912. Their energies and resources will be devoted to that end.
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Des Modines
Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Forest Lands Opened In Wyoming National Reserve
President Taft signed a proclamation removing 6 075 acres from the Hayden National Forest in Wyoming. The step advances the administration plan to restore to the public domain all lands not valuable for forest purposes.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Hayden National ‘Forest
Wyoming
Florence Nightingale Dies in London After Fame
Florence Nightingale widely known for nursing reforms and Crimea War service died in London. The renowned founder of modern nursing was the only woman awarded the Order of Merit and became a symbol of medical care and public health.
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Florence Nightingale
London
First wireless train telephoning achieved on Brighton line
London report records successful wireless telephone link on four miles of track between Horley and Three Bridges on the Brighton railway. The feat demonstrates in motion communication between moving trains, signaling a milestone in railway technology.
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London
England
Ireless
Horley
Brighton
Beverly to maintain summer White House until October 7
It has been decided that the summer White House at Beverly Massachusetts will be kept in use until October 7 when the president and family will return to Washington.
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Beverly
Mass
White House
Washington
Wickersham Wins in Alaska Re Election
Juneau Alaska Judge James Wickersham an independent Republican was elected to succeed himself as delegate by a plurality estimated between 1500 and 2000.
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Wickersham
Alaska
Juneau
James Wickershams
Guggenheims urged to aid Alaska investment plan
Jacob H. Schiff heads Kuhn Loeb says Alaska offers poor returns for American capital under current conditions. He notes he is open to Guggenheims exploiting the territory only if opportunities exist and proposes a government commission modeled on the Interstate Commerce Commission to evaluate the matter.
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New York
N. Y
Jacob’ H. Schiff
of Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Alaska
Schiff
Guggenheims
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miners Return to Work in Hartford and Oklahoma Fields
Twelve hundred union miners resume work in Hartford coal fields with six Bache Denman mines rejoining the Southwest Operators Association. Two Oklahoma mines at Hartshorne and Red Oak also restart, employing 300 and 100 men respectively, totaling 1,600 miners back on the job.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas
Hartford
Bache-Denman Coal Company
Southwest Operators’ Association
Oklahoma
Hartshorne
Red Oak
Wall Street Rally Eases After Market Gain
New York reports a substantial rally in the stock market with investors showing renewed confidence. Traders are less focused on politics, Supreme Court decisions, and tariff reform as stocks rebound.
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New York
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Hostess Tricks Guest With Shared Pie Tale
A resourceful hostess plans to hide a single pie for her guest and husband. The husband pretends fullness while the pie is served to the guest. As the pie vanishes, the guest resists, but the hostess reveals the ruse. The tale ends with the hostess recounting the pie story.
A Curious Slip In Abbreviation Causes Laughter
A late in life solicitor-turned-cleric read a lesson aloud as "I see men as trustees walking" causing amusement in his congregation due to expected legal abbreviations like exors and admors.
No greater mistake about wealth and happiness
A quotation contrasts wealth and happiness, arguing that having a million dollars does not guarantee greater happiness than having one dollar. It emphasizes subjective well being over material riches and challenges common assumptions about money and joy.
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Rawn Estate
N Armour Employe
Lwelamapolus News
Democrats
Rhode Island
National Association Wiil
Jacob
Quarak J
National Live Stock Col. Co
Ousha
City
Saint Katharisse’s School For Girls
Episcopal
Davenport, Lowa
Andrews
Cascarets
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