Teddy and Taft Meet at Burgess Point Conference
President Taft and former President Roosevelt are to meet at a privacy guarded camp on Burgess Point Beverly this afternoon for a crucial political talks unseen by the public. Roosevelt earlier sauntered through Nahant estate of Senator Lodge while planning to head to Corey Hospital in Boston to visit Justice Moody.
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Beverly
Taft
Roosevelt
Burgess Point
Nahant
Mass
Senator Lodge
Theodore Roosevelt
Corey Hospital
Boston
Justice Moody
United States Supreme Court
Congo Reform Becomes Fact as Belgium Sets New Rules
Brussels reports that Congo reforms approved by King Albert take effect, ending forced labor and polygamy, replacing white officials with natives, and shifting taxes to money payments while expanding free commerce in a large Congo region. The Leopold era abuses, including corporal punishment for tax quotas, are addressed in the plan.
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Brussels
Congo
Albert
Leopold
Noted botanist 93 years old in London birthday honor
Sir Joseph Hooker, famed botanist, received King George's personal congrats on his 93rd birthday. The veteran scientist, active despite age, led expeditions from the Antarctic with Sir James Ross to the Himalayas and New Zealand and promoted flower and vegetable product knowledge across the empire.
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London
Sir Joseph Hooker
George
Joseph
James Ross
Antarctic
Bengal
Himalayas
Khasia Mountains
Morocco
Atlas
New Zealand
Ceylon
California
Rocky Mountain
North America
Oneida Irrigation District Cases Dismissed in Malad
Judge Richards withdrew from prosecution in Malad on Monday clearing the Oneida irrigation district cases. A recent trial led to the acquittal of George Parkinson on fraud charges. The motion to dismiss was granted without prejudice, allowing new actions later.
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Richards
Oneida Irrigation District
George Parkinson
Gray
Pocatello
Budge
Harvard Crew Dominates Yale In Thames Races
Harvard totalled ten clear victories at New Haven with the freshmen eight beating Yale by three lengths and the varsity four pulling away to finish four lengths ahead. The races were slowed by a sharp downstream breeze.
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Harvard
New Haven
Newton
Thames
Yale
Crimson
Varsity
South Dakota dedicates new state capitol in Pierre
In Pierre June 30 the South Dakota conservation congress marked the formal dedication of the new state capitol. Gov and former governors attended along with supreme court judges, state representatives in congress and visitors from Minnesota North Dakota and nearby states.
Prudential Suit Over Surplus Claims Heads To Argument
The long running Newark Chancery case on June 30 argued whether Prudential Insurance’s 16 million dollar surplus belongs to stockholders as a right or to policy holders as a larger rightful share.
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Newark
N. J
Prudential Insurance Company
Court of Chancery
Librarians Gather on Mackinac Island for Annual Convention
Library leaders from the United States and Canada converge on Mackinac Island Michigan for the American Library Association annual convention through July 6. The Bibliographical Society of America also meets in conjunction with the library event drawing prominent librarians and scholars.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
The
American Library Association
United States
Canada
Bibliographical Society of America
Library Association
Gore's Charges May Await Senate Reassembly
Washington June 30 no appropriation was provided to fund an inquiry into charges related to Indian land contracts by Senator Gore. It is probable the senate committee will not begin any investigation until Congress assembles in December.
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Washington
Gore
Senate Committee
Congress
Kentucky Floods Report Fatal Toll Rises
Paintsville Kentucky reports four bodies recovered from the Licking River bringing total to ten. Floodwaters blot a wide area on both riverbanks and heads of waterways feared to hold many more missing.
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Paintsville
Licking River
Chautauqua Assembly Opens Its Thirty Seventh Season
Chautauqua N Y June 30 opening day of the thirty seventh annual Chautauqua assembly drew a large crowd. Bishop Vincent chancellor delivered the opening address. The assembly will run daily through August with events and lectures scheduled.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Chautauqua Assembly
Vincent
Reduced lumber freight rates set by the ICC from Omaha
The Interstate Commerce Commission cut freight rates on lumber and forest products from Omaha to Colorado Kansas and Nebraska effective September 1. Rates drop from one half to four cents per hundred pounds, while the ICC declines to suspend Classification No 36, a win for the railroads. The commission also grants Buffalo railroads permission to raise flour and wheat product rates by one cent.
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Washington
Omaha
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Japan poised to annex Korea under police administration
Tokyo reports strong belief that Japan will announce the annexation of Korea soon. A final step would be placing Korea under police administration, signaling formal control.
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Tokio
Korea
Japan
Oregon Short Line moves to Glenns Ferry for Twin Falls branch
The Oregon Short Line engineering corps relocated to Glenns Ferry to finish locating the Twin Falls-Buhl branch. The line runs from Buhl west to near the Owyhee county line with a Salmon Falls river bridge contract awarded. The project aims to leverage Glenns Ferry shops and provide an easier grade for east bound traffic.
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Salmon Falls River
Blue Gulch
Glenns Ferry
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Twin Falls-Bruneau
Snake River
King Hill Extension Irrigation Company
Benefit Working Girls
Paris in June 30 marks a major step as the labor ministry bans night work for seamstresses milliners and other women workers. The decree ends a long era of sweating in Paris fashion houses where staff were forced to work to midnight during busy seasons.
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Paris
Ministry of Labor
France
Odds Favor Jeffries In Heavyweight Bout
The betting odds remain ten to six in favor of Jeffries over Johnson as of March 30. Not much Johnson money is being wagered, indicating cautious betting activity surrounding the match.
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San Re Jane
Jeffries
Robbery Of Oregon Short Line Train Nets Rewards
Ogden reports a second section Oregon Short Line No 1 robbery with three bandits sought. Officials search Slaterville as a $500 reward from Oregon Short Line and another $500 from American Express are offered for capture and conviction. No thief identities confirmed yet.
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Ogden
Second Street
Anie
Slaterville
Flagman Hathenbok
George Lewis
Union Pacific
Joe Jones
Oregon Short Line
Wardlow
Cardon and Knowell
James Pender
C. C. Brown
Hathenbock
Oregon Short Line Railroad
W. H. Bancroft
American Express Company
Express Company
New Jersey Sets Strict Rules for Marriages
A new New Jersey law takes effect requiring marriage licenses to be issued in the bride or groom home locality depending on residency. Non residents must obtain in the groom or bride home town, or where the ceremony occurs if both are non residents. Applicants must swear to legality and mental fitness with an identifying witness.
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Jersey City
N. J
New Jersey
New York
Johnson fires Woodman from Langford camp over Langford clash
Jack Johnson ordered Joe Woodman, Langford’s manager, out of the champion's training grounds today in Reno. Johnson reportedly resented Langford and manager claims that Johnson would not fight Langford, marking a sharp blow to negotiations.
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Lil' Artha
Reno
Joe Woodman
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
Woodman
Johnson
Langford
Latter Day Saints Hold Sask Alberta Convention
Regina Saskatchewan hosts a church convention of the Latter Day Saints for Saskatchewan and Alberta beginning today with several hundred delegates and visitors attending through next Monday.
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Regina
Sask
Church of Latter Day Saints
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Meeker Locates Fort Hall Site for Oregon Trail Monument
Ezra Meeker and two Pocatello men locate the original Fort Hall site near Snake River bottoms 19 miles west of Pocatello. They aim to erect a stone monument on Big Spring creek and plan to feature Meeker’s ox team and prairie schooner in the Fourth of July parade in Pocatello.
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Idaho
Ezra Meeker
Trail
Pocatello
Snake River
Old Fort Hall
United States
Big Spring Creek
Penny Powell
J. N. Ireland
First National Bank
Faribault Hosts Spanish War Veterans Campment Opening
Faribault Minnesota June 30 veterans in patriotic attire welcome the United Spanish War Veterans annual department encampment in session with large attendance from across Minnesota. Proceedings continue tomorrow.
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Faribault
Minn
United Spanish War Veterans
Minnesota
Slander on Gem State man tied to Idaho land deals in Portland
Earl Marvin former Idaho land board member now linked to Oregon & Western Colonization company. He defends his work on Idaho land grants and timber deals with the Potlatch syndicate and Weyerhaeuser interests, claiming attempts to smear Idaho officials over five years. He cites timber contracts and 250000 acres filed to protect state interests during Governor Gooding era.
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Earl Marvin
State Land Board of
Idaho
Congress
Portland
Oregon & Western Colonization Company
Willamette Valley
Wisconsin Log & Lumber Company
Weyerhausers
Poindexter
Marble Creek
Hunt
Potlatch Lumber Company
Potlatch
Boise
Weyerhaeusers
Potlatch Syndicate
Clearwater
Gooding
Rutledge Lumber Company
Secretary of the Interior
St Anthony Water Tank Shutdown Threat Looms
State Pure Food Commissioner James H. Wallis arrives with papers to force St Anthony Light & Power to stop using the condemned elevated water tank. Water from the tank is unfit to drink unless boiled. Wallis vows action to protect public health, possibly tearing down the tank with city support.
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Peak Chronicle
State Pure Food
James H. Wallis
St. Anthony
Italian Dies on Gallows in Toronto Execution
Pasquale Ventracini was executed in Toronto today for the murder of a fellow countryman during a drunken quarrel last fall. The death sentence was carried out as scheduled by the gallows at the prison.
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Ont
Pasquale Ventracini
Ventracini
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