News of a Week Told in Grief in Congress Roundup
A digest of political and international items includes expunging Mann Sulzer speech, DC anti gambling changes, death of Senator Bryan, ship subsidy passage, and criticism of Roosevelt in Congress. Also noted are confessions in crimes, naval diplomacy with China, floods and storms, and numerous violent incidents worldwide.
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Mann
Illinois
Sulzer
New York
House
District of Columbia
Bennings
William James Bryan
Florida
Senate
South America
Philippines
Australia
China
Japan
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Hardwick
Georgia
Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Bartlett
In Jollette
Wisconsin
Gore
Bailey
Notable 1914 Headlines Sweep Across North Platte to Paris
Doctor mayor Dr. Nicholas McCabe faces arrest for illegal liquor sales in his drug store in North Platte Nebraska. Paris swindle suspect Henri Rochette allegedly earned 12 million dollars. Maine Congressman Littlefield resigns to resume law practice September 30. Duluth jumper John Evanson shatters ski record at 131 feet. Baltimore lawyer William Rayner, son of a U.S. senator, vanishes. Stoessel begins prison term in fortress after commuted death sentence. Senator Boise Penrose listed dangerously ill in Philadelphia. Abraham Hummel released after ten months for conspiracy.
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Nicholas McCabe
North Platte
Neb
Henri Rochette
Paris
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Cobb
Congress
John Evanson
Duluth
Minn
William B. Rayner
United States
Maryland
Baltimore
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Nicholas
St. Peter and St. Paul
Boise Penrose
Philadelphia
Abraham J. Hummel
New York
Supreme Court rules against states on railroad rates in two cases
The U S Supreme Court decided adversely to Minnesota and North Carolina in two cases about federal state court conflicts and states fixing railroad transportation rates. Deputy H C Reese was shot during a raid on an illicit distillery in Chatham County, North Carolina. A fire at Forest Park University in St Louis sparked panic among 100 girl students, who all escaped. The Interstate Commerce Commission says federal railroad account supervision will cost the U S government 750000 dollars yearly under the current act, sent to Congress by Secretary Cortelyou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
North Carolina
United States
H. C. Reese
Chatham County
N. C
Forest Park University
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Corteiyou
Congress
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Obituary Notes of Notable American Figures
William James Bryan senator from Florida died of typhoid in Providence hospital Washington. Col John Walter Fairfax veteran Confederate officer died at Leesylvania Virginia aged about 80. John Ware Whiston father of vaudeville died in Buffalo at 81. Vincenzo Banano former Franciscan monk found murdered in New York tenement. Mrs William Clifford a Chicago bride of months shot herself. Charles Benjamin Smith Chicago resident since 1835 died aged 79. Donald R Lord designer of salmon canneries died in Seattle at 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James Bryan
United States
Florida
Providence Hospital
Washington
Bryan
Stephen R. Mallory
Senate
John Walter Fairfax
Leesylvania
Prince William County
Virginia
John Ware Whiston
Buffalo
N. Y
Vincenzo Banano
Sicily
New York
William Clifford
Chicago
Charles Benjamin Smith
Donald R. Lord
West
Seattle
Roosevelt urges wide labor and anti trust reforms in 1908 address
In a sweeping message to Congress Theodore Roosevelt calls for nationwide child labor prohibition, stronger employers liability and just treatment for unions, reforms to the anti trust law, and a permanent waterways commission. He endorses conciliation over strikes and outlines tariff study, postal savings banks, and forest conservation measures.
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Commissioner of Corporations
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Department
Executive Department
Congress
House of Representtives
Permanent Waterways Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Joke Triggers Man's Insanity in Ohio
William Bernard Drees a 32 year old man from Minster was committed to the Toledo State hospital as hopelessly insane. Doctors attributed the mental break to an April fool ghost scare at his father’s factory where he worked as a night watchman.
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Wapakoneta
William Bernard Drees
Minster
Toledo State Hospital
Farmer Joseph Kearns Fatally Kicked by Horse
Kenton Ohio Joseph Kearns prominent farmer near Ridgeway is dying at home after a horse kicked him in the head. The incident occurred at his farm and authorities report a grave injury with uncertain prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Joseph Kearns
Ridgeway
Bullet Wound In Head Ends Life of Local Cashier
Chauncey DeWitt, cashier for Wells Fargo & Co in Youngstown, was found dead in his bed Tuesday with a gunshot wound to the head. He had lived in the city for four years, coming from New York where his mother resides, and was a nephew of Thomas H. De Witt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Chauncey DeWitt
Wells-Fargo & Co
DeWitt
New York
Thomas H. DeWitt
Shock Kills Woman in Wisconsin
Bucyrus native Mrs. J. B. Givens died in South Milwaukee Wisconsin four months after a nervous shock. The death is attributed to the shock with her Bucyrus background noted.
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J. B. Givens
Bucyrus
South Milwaukee
Wis
Confessed on Shot Husband Confession Is Voluntary
Cleveland woman Christina Lipscomb admits shooting her husband John Lipscomb during a walk on Lorain avenue. She says the confession, obtained after police questioning, was voluntary and not under threats. Lipscomb died a month later at St. John’s Hospital from a gunshot wound to the neck.
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John Lipscomb
Cleveland
Arlo Whitbeck
Fayette County
Iowa
W. Stevens
Washington
Seoul
San Francisco
I. W. Chang
China
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
John Young
Henry Reiber
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Pittsburg
Batuco
Santiago
Chile
Matsu
Hakodate
Japan
Tideyoshi
Leo Wojcinski
Milwaukee
Nettie Plaschek
Daily News
Rock Island
Lil
Kohlsaar
Chicago
Oberlin Carter
Valley Hotel
Grafton
Grover C. Blake
Anderson
Ind
Fort Wayne
Orsel Reynolds
Znamy
St. Petersburg
Milakoff
Rawhide
New
Madrid
Portugal
Cleveland, O
Christina Lipscomb
Lipscomb
St. John’s Hospital
Lorain Avenue
Rowe
Detroit interurban car jumps track injuring 41
An interurban car from Jackson on the Detroit United Railways Ann Arbor line derailed near Michigan avenue and 31st street in Detroit. The 41 passengers were injured, with only a few seriously, as the coach split and buried into a building after crashing through the street.
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Detroit
Mich
Jackson
Ann Arbor
Detroit United Railways System
Michigan Avenue
31St Street
A. Silverstein
Bold fire attack on New York tenement averted
Police credit Patrolman Dan Barry with stopping an arson attempt at 664 East 63rd Street. Oil drenched the roof and oil soaked rags were placed beneath the stairs to trap tenants. A tenant fired a revolver to raise the alarm as Barry raced inside to extinguish the blaze. Investigators link the plan to the Black Hand.
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New York City
Barry
Disease outbreak hits Issaquena horses seeks aid
A virulent contagious throat disease has appeared among horses and mules in Issaquena county Mississippi. Farmers request a Department of Agriculture specialist to investigate. Congressman Humphreys submitted the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Issaquena County
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Humphreys
Early Cleveland Settler Dies
Mrs. Mary A. Kittridge aged 88 died in Cleveland Ohio. She was among the first settlers on land later occupied by the city. The obituary notes her long residence in the area and her status as an early pioneer of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Bryan
Mary A. Kittridge
Monster Crab Captured After Battle in Japanese Harbor
In Shimidzu harbor a fisherman named Kato spotted a monstrous crab while buying fish post New Year. The crab pursued his small boat, threatening to overturn it before Kato vanquished and brought the giant crustacean ashore. Its arms exceeded 12 feet, shell about five feet, weight 16 pounds.
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Shimidzu
Kato
Curious Jewish Ceremony in Kolomea Cemetery
In Kolomea Galicia the ashes of 11 burned Torah scrolls were interred in the local cemetery after a synagogue fire damaged the ark. The ritual funeral included separate earth enurns for each scroll and a coffin containing the urns and a book of prayers, carried by a hearse through a large crowd.
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Kolomea
Galicia
Council of the Synagogue
Toys divide Paris pupils by gender in playful survey
A Paris school surveyed 132 boys and 72 girls about toy preferences. Boys favored railway trains and steel soldiers while 40 girls chose dolls, showing clear gendered taste, and diabolo drew only two boy supporters and six girl supporters. The report notes the devilish diabolo remains rare.
Danger of New Service by Standard Oil Barges
The Standard Oil Company launches a barge service across the Atlantic for bulk oil transport. Two large steel barges will be towed by oil carrying steamers. A 3000 foot hawser and three fifths of a mile gap between steamer and tow are cited as risks during dark stormy nights.
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Standard Oil Company
Atlantic Ocean
Markets Report From New York and Across Cities
Market briefs show steady tones for flour and hogs in New York with No. 2 red wheat at 1.01 and hogs at 4.95. Cleveland quotes high grade cattle and calves, while Toledo notes cash wheat at 97 4, corn at 66 1/4, oats at 58, and hay up to 14.75. East Buffalo lists export cattle at 5.50 to 5.90 and wethers at 6.50 to 7.25 with hogs at 5.55 to 6.5.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
Market quotes from Pittsburg cattle hogs and sheep
Pittsburg reports cattle demand with choice steers 6.30 to 6.50 and good 5.90 to 6.10. Sheep show prime wethers 6.75 to 7.00 and ewes 6.00 to 8.00. Hogs listed as yorkers 5.25 to 5.50 and pigs uncertain due to text halves.
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Pittsburg
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Imperial Valley
California
Kentucky
Babylonia
Guiseppa Alia
Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Rome
Duke of
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Elkins
Italy
George Willoughby
Frank W. Lyle
Ira B. Gage
Dowagiac
Cassopolis
General News
MR. Roosevelt
East Buffalo
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