Weekly World and Domestic News Summary
In a busy week on Capitol Hill, debates over a resolution to obtain Philippine court martial records and continued talks on a statehood bill highlighted sessions in the Senate and House. The president sought power to cooperate with Mexico and China on currency parity while other measures on army staffing and anti trust policy moved forward. The week also covered labor disputes, a fatal shooting in Texas, a mob action in Des Moines on inebriates, and the Philadelphia coal strike proceeding. Other notes include a lightning strike on the Niagara Falls power plant, municipal coal yard openings in Chicago, and a push for an international monetary conference. Reports touched Venezuela, transportation accidents, and foreign affairs with Lima and Windsor Castle mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rawling
Secretary of War
Philippines
House
Mexico
China
Bristow
N. Y
United States
Quay
Burrows
Senator McMillan
Miles
Committee On Agriculture
United States Treasury
McMillan
Michigan
Coal Strike Commission
Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Wyoming
Congress
Eliza C. Hendricks
Hanover College
Madison
Ind
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Chicago
Orient
Baron Speck von Sternburg
New York
Berlin
Chicago Athletic Club
McVey
Des Moines
Root
Waterbury
Conn
Naval
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Legislative Pageant Honors Memory of Thomas Reed
Joint Maine legislature observes memory exercises for late Thomas B. Reed. Reports cover labor leaders, international arbitration, Red Cross leadership shifts, and federal judicial appointments.
Political Tour and Obituaries of Notable Figures
Justice Parker of New York will tour the south to promote his Democratic presidential bid. Charles Ward, famed four oared racing champion, died at Rockaway Beach. Col. David Phillips Jones, US Navy chief engineer, retired, died in Pittsburgh. Marguerite Allen, Washington’s oldest resident at 104, died in Tacoma. J. H. W. Rumple, Iowa congressman from the second district, died in Chicago at 61. Justin R. Whiting, Michigan congressman from 1886 to 1892, died in St. Clair at 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Parker
New York
South
Charles Ward
Ward Brothers
Rockaway
L. I
David Phillips Jones
United States Navy
Pittsburg
Marguerite Allen
Washington
Tacoma
J. H.W. Rumple
Congress
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Justin R. Whiting
Michigan
St. Clair
Robert Planquette Dies in Paris at 53
The renowned pianist and composer of The Chimes of Normandy and other operettas died in Paris aged 53. Panama hopes the canal will be built by the United States without European intervention and views the treaty as mutually advantageous. Judge McDougall of Toronto, a leading Canadian jurist, was found dead in his bed. Maj. Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry was acquitted in Manila on a charge of unlawfully killing prisoners of war in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Planquette
Normandy
Paris
Panama
United States
Europe
McDougall
Toronto
Canada
Maj
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Manila
Philippines
Masked Robbers Shoot Elderly Couple in Mount Gilead
Masked men intruded at John B. Ferrow’s home in Mount Gilead Kentucky. They demanded money, bound the couple after shooting Mr. Ferrow, and fled with no more cash. his wound reportedly fatal. Other items note a Pennsylvania strike, Illinois freight wreck, a medical suit, a ship crew delivery, copyright ruling, scarlet fever serum, and legislative actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Gilead
John B. Ferrow
Cloverdale
Illinois Central Railroad
Franklin P. Roberge
Robert Bonner
Roberge
Bonner
Philadelphia
Boston
Capt
Blake
Lyman N. Law
Norfolk
Highland Light
Holmes
United States Supreme Court
House
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Minor News Items Across Cities Spark Various News Bits
Mayor Low urges municipal ownership of a street railway line in a New York board of estimates statement. Prince Hugo Hohenlohe volunteers at a New York bank to learn American business methods. Captain Henry T. Allen is detailed as chief of the Philippine constabulary with brigadier general rank. Toronto reports Andrew Carnegie offered 350 000 for new public libraries. A Chicago man is jailed for biting off his divorced wife’s nose during a property dispute. Sixteen Chinese nationals in Ogdensburg New York are ordered deported. Dr. Merrill Wyman dies at 90 in Cambridge Massachusetts after a brief illness. Newly active detectives enter 56 houses in one hour to link robberies to servant laxity. James J. Hill sells Northern Steamship Co to New York Central for 4 to 5 million. Five thousand Brooklyn horses fed on molasses for cost reasons. Elmira pastor Annie F Eastman criticizes ministers, calls for shooting old ministers to boost attendance. Hungarian public opinion against cremation. premier blocks crematory licenses. Amos McCartney’s will bans funeral religious services and suggests a band for mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Low
New York Board of Estimates
Prince Hugo Hohenlohe
New York
Henry T. Allen
Sixth Cavalry
Philippine Constabulary
Toronto
St. Lawrence County
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Merrill Wyman
A. M
America
Cambridge
Mass
James J. Hill
Northern Steamship Company
Buffalo
New York Central Railroad
Brooklyn
Annie F. Eastman
Elmira
XN. Y
Brooklyn Congregational Society
Hungary
Amos McCartney
Oakland
Four Die in Eckart Packing Plant Explosion
An explosion at the Eckart Packing plant in Fort Wayne Indiana killed four men and seriously injured three others with about a dozen more hurt. The blast occurred at seven oclock after work started and likely came from natural gas in the basement. A 50 by 100 foot section of the two story building was wrecked with flames and ammonia hazards complicating rescue efforts and the loss is estimated at fifteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Eckart Packing Company
John Foltz
Fred Matthews
Plymouth
Henry Piepenbrink
Conrad Miller
John Yobst
William Kintz
John Kolbach
Clem Keller
Foltz
Matthews, Miller
Piepenbrink
May End Coal Famine In Reading System
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company runs 32 collieries, with output 1300 to 1400 tons daily, as General Manager Anderson grows optimistic. The company also tells the coal strike commission that weighing coal in southern fields is impracticable, settling a key dispute while many middle and upper field issues remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Anderson
Coal Company
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Coal Strike Commission
Reading Company
Reception to Jurists at White House Honors Supreme Court
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a White House reception for the Supreme Court with many guests including senators and judiciary committee members. The state dining room featured a double L shaped table decorated with red and pink carnations orchids and liberty roses. The president escorted Mrs. Fuller wife of the chief justice to the table as Mrs. Roosevelt sat opposite the chief justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Senate
House Committee On the Judiciary
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hewitt Will Filed in Paterson Surrogate Court
The will of Abram S. Hewitt was filed in Paterson New Jersey. The widow Mrs. Sarah Hewitt receives all household furniture and Ringwood estate in Passaic County with real property in Rockland and Orange counties New York. A $100000 trust fund pays income to relatives and the residue goes to Hewitt’s children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abram S. Hewitt
Paterson
N. J
Sarah Hewitt
Ringwood
Passaic County
Rockland
Orange Counties
Shortage of About 100000 Found in Circleville Bank Books
In Circleville Ohio the examination of books for the Germania Circleville and New Citizens Building Loan associations shows a total shortage near 100000. Former secretary G C Bayer has not been heard from since his disappearance with friends speculating a South American location. In Washington John T McDonough formerly New York state secretary of state has tentatively accepted a supreme court justice post in the Philippines with conditions suggesting confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville, C
G. C. Bayer
Germania, Circleville & New Citizens’ Building & Loan Association
Bayer
South America
Toe
Suege
Philippines
Washington
John T., McDonough
New York
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Major Glenn Acquitted by Court Martial
Manila reports Major Edwin E. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry was tried by court-martial for unlawfully killing prisoners of war and was acquitted.
David Meekison and the Catarrh Battle With Peruna
Hon David Meekison a former mayor and congressman credited Peruna with defeating thirty years of catarrh after a long battle. The ad praises Peruna as a cure for colds that lead to chronic catarrh and urges early treatment, offering free literature and almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Meekison
Congress
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THUR
Congressional
Yang Lu
Germany
England
Italy
Ormoc
Gen
Windsor Castle
London
Pioneer
Orwell
Channel
Corfu
30Wen
Venezuela
Havana
Guazapares
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Illinois State Board of Arbitration
Allied Powers
Bowen
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
John T. McDonough
William Garland
F. B. Neal
Warrensburg
Clifton
Arn
Benjamin Gillen
Thomas Crisman
Darlington
Erie
Tucson
Ari
George E. Roberts
Illinois
Levi Ankeny
Walla Walla
Eckart Packing Co
Fort Wayne, Ind
Supreme Court of the United States
Will of
Glenn
Edwin E. Glenn
Meekison
Na Lon
Ohio
Peruna
Hartman
Peruna Almanac
Jae
Pion
Western Canada
Western
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Toledo
Salzer's
Barte
J.E. Wells
Rleans Co
N.Y
U.S. Ag
Salzer
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Victoria
Eeeda
Cokes
Pbi
Bela Ander
Ee Ton CO
Columbu
the & Tae
Zee
H. H. Green
SONS
Box Q
Atlanta, Ga
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