Cole III Signs Bill Regulating Commission Merchants
Governor Sulzer signed a measure creating licensing and bonding for commission merchants through the state agricultural department. The law makes merchants agents and trustees for consignors and requires a $3,000 bond and yearly license to ensure full accounting of farm produce sales. It aims to curb fraud, curb monopolies, and lower consumer prices while promoting farm cooperation and cooperative credit unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
Cole
Commission
State Agricultural Department
Commissioner of Agriculture
Assemblyman
Dix
Market Commission
Railroads Place Large Locomotive Orders Nationwide
New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Bessemer and Lake Erie railroads placed orders for 175 engines totaling about 6 million dollars. New York Central’s order with American Locomotive includes 114 engines worth roughly 3.5 million. B&O ordered 50 Baldwin Mikado locomotives around 2 million. B&LE ordered 12 locomotives from American Locomotive, eight consolidation freight and four Pacific passenger engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Bessemer & Lake Erie
The
Central
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Locomotive Company
B. & L. E. Railroad
Roosevelt aids explosives expert seeks medical cost aid
Theodore Roosevelt urged New York City to repay Owen Egan, an explosives expert who was injured opening a bomb sent to Judge Otto Rosalsky. He also seeks examination for promotion and pension eligibility, noting Egan earns 1500 dollars annually. The appeal came after Egan, aided by Roosevelt cousin Philip J. Roosevelt, faced unpaid medical bills totaling 386 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Owen Egan
Otto Rosalsky
Egan
Roosevelt
Philip J. Roosevelt
Farmer Fuss in New Role as Impatient Impeachment Seeker
A. G. Fuss of Williamsport files with the Maryland Public Service Commission to challenge a Western Maryland Railway bridge four miles west of Hagerstown arguing it blocks horse passage. The commission finds no basis for Fuss charges. Fuss previously sought impeachment of Judge M. L. Keedy over a bench pun, but the attempt was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Maryland Public Service Commission
Western Maryland Railway Company
A. G. Fuss
Williamsport
The
Service Commission
Western Maryland
Fuss
Maryland
M. L. Keedy
Keedy
Fish in a Fry: New Jersey Mackerel Boats Sell Liquor
In Lewes Delaware and near the Delaware breakwater mackerel fishermen from New England supply liquor hidden in fish. The tactic targets dry counties after Governor Miller banned liquor shipments. Yankees aboard mackerel boats place bottles inside fish and sell the “fish and contents” to eager buyers, expanding the illicit trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Lewes
Delaware Breakwater
New England
Miller
Kent
Sussex
Webb
Second Harrow Fatality Reported in Salem County
In Salem New Jersey on May 15 Warner B Justice of Upper Penns Neck township died after a cut harrow accident on a DuPont Powder farm road between Pennsville and Pennsgrove. A reins break caused the horses to bolt and Justice fell under the barrow. He was 33, left a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
N. J
Salem County
Warner B. Justice
Upper Penn’s Neck Township
Justice
DuPont Powder Company
Pennsville
Pennsgrove
Girl to Be a Minister in Chemung Presbytery
The Chemung presbytery at Elmira New York declared Miss Rachel G Brooke a candidate for the ministry under its care a first in the region The article notes the recent general assembly vote against ordination of women Miss Brooke a graduate of Elmira college aims to preach in rural areas unable to fund a pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemung Presbytery
Elmira
N. Y
Rachel G. Brooke
Continent
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Brooks
Elmira College
Inmate Kills Roommate With Mop Handle at Insane Hospital
Louis Cole, an inmate at the State Hospital for the Insane in Gardner Massachusetts, beat John Myles to death with a mop handle. Both men from Montague. Cole had displayed violent tendencies. Myles was in bed when attacked as attendants briefly left to fetch dinner.
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Insane Hospital
Gardner
Mass
Louis Cole
State Hospital For the Insane
John Myles
Montague
Cole
Myles
Estrada Cabrera Policy Criticized by Great Britain
Great Britain scores the Guatemalan president Estrada Cabrera for his delaying policy actions. The report notes diplomatic friction and international reactions to Guatemala's governance during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Heiress to $700000 Works at Curtiss Factory
Miss Helen Kleckler a 15 year old from Campbell New York is told she is one of ten heirs to a $1,000,000 estate. The fortune stems from her mother’s line tied to a Russian immigrant. The property lies near New York and Havre de Grace Maryland. She remains employed as a stenographer at Curtiss Aeroplane in Hammondsport and plans to keep working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kleckler
Campbell
N. Y
Miss Kleckler
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
Hammondsport
New York City
Havre de Grace, Md
Kleckler
Curtiss Factory
Addison Man Gets Big Job
Hon. Lawrence O. Murray of Addison Steuben county New York the retiring comptroller of the currency has been elected president of the United States Trust company of Washington. When he takes hold he will have relinquished the oversight of 7200 national banks for that one trust company. Several New York banks and trust companies wanted him but he preferred to live in Washington. Mr Murray is an alumnus of Niagara and Georgetown universities.
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Addison
Lawrence O. Murray
Steuben County
N. Y
United States Trust Company of
Washington
New York
Murray
Niagara
Georgetown
Grocer Slusser Aims at Luther Burbank Title
Grand Rapids Michigan grocer Charles D Slusser seeks rival fame to Luther Burbank. He claims bananas grown from a cabbage stalk and a fine rose crop. now he grafts cherry blossoms into the stock to test similar results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
Charles D. Slusser
Grand Rapids
Mich
Frost and Fire Ravage Venango County Crops and Oil
Expert fruit growers in Venango county Pennsylvania report heavy damages to fruit crops due to frost over several nights with some areas losing half of the apple and peach harvest. Forest fires continue to damage oil properties in Venango and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venango County
Venango
Bennett Likely to Succeed Kennedy on Public Service Board
James O. Bennett of Silver Creek in Chautauqua county, a Democratic state committee member, is expected to be appointed secretary of the public service commission for the Second district at a $6,000 salary. John O. Kennedy resigns his post, with the change effective May 15.
Redfield Warns of Government Inquiries Into Wage Cuts
Secretary Redfield reading from industry papers warned lithographers that if wages are cut under the new tariff bill the federal government will probe plant modernity and efficiency. He said investigations could be carried out by multiple agencies to ensure up to date operations.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Redfield
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
National Association of Employing Lithographers
Congress
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Freed. Hurries To Another Marriage After Divorce
Baltimore May 15 Ten minutes after his wife was granted a divorce Edmund EB Young 25 obtained a license to wed Mrs Bessie I Copenhagen 24 who had been divorced from her husband on Jan 21 Youngs first marriage to Carrie C Young ended after a separation on March 5 and her suit for unfaithfulness was granted by Judge Gorter. Ten minutes after the decree he secured papers for a second marriage.
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Baltimore
Edmund EB. Young
Bessie I
Copenhagen
Young
Carrie C. Young
Essex Street
Prominent New York Jurist Dies After Fall
Justice Peter B. McLennan of Syracuse and presiding official of the Fourth Department Appellate Division died in Rochester after tripping on stairs at the Genesee Valley club. He fractured his skull and did not regain consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. McLennan
Syracuse
Fourth Department
State of New York
Genesee Valley Club
Rochester
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Denies Harry Thaw Paternity
A wireless message from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in New York asserts her son Russell Thaw is Harry Thaw's child. She defends paternity and dismisses Harry Thaw's denial, stating the infant resembles his father and signing Evelyn Thaw.
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Evelyn
Thaw
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
England
Harry Thaw
Russell Thaw
Harry
Evelyn Thaw
Italian man pleads guilty to second degree murder
Salvatore Gerracci confessed to killing his wife last November by driving wire nails into her brain while she slept. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder in New York and was sentenced to Sing Sing, with a minimum twenty year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salvatore Gerracci
Crop Prices Rise 2.3 Percent From April to May
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that prices received by producers for staple crops increased 2.3 percent from April 1 to May 1. The year ago rise was 8.4 percent, and April’s five year average gain was 3.4 percent. May 1 levels were about 30.1 percent below May 4, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Government Seeks Pointers For Rural Reorganization Service
The agriculture department plans a new rural organization service starting in about two weeks. It seeks outside counsel from leaders like Dr. William O. Thompson Ohio State University and Prof William D Hurd Massachusetts Agricultural College. Dr Thomas N Carver Harvard will lead from June 1 with Secretary Houston. The approach emphasizes investigation followed by demonstration to help farmers with factual publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
William O. Thompson
Ohio State University
William D. Hurd
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Thomas N. Carver
Harvard University
Houston
Galloway
Prize Tightwad Unmasked In Court Fight Over Teeth
Mrs Inez C Kleeman told Justice Pendleton her husband Rudolph kept her waiting five years for false teeth and a gown. She asked the court for thirty dollars a week alimony during separation to obtain dental work and attire. Decision was reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Inez C. Kleeman
Rudolph
Pendleton
Kleeman
Farmer's Many Other Jobs in Harvester Case
T O Thompson of Leonard North Dakota admitted on cross examination that besides farming he acts as an agent for International Harvester, serves as a bank director, is tied to an elevator company and has several side lines. He joked he can sell a coffin if needed as part of his broader business roles while testifying to the company's fairness. ten other defense witnesses supported him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
T. O. Thompson
Leonard
N. D
International Harvester Company
The
International
Thompson
the International
Milford man uses smoke to save tomato bed from frost
William Curtis set wood filled pots around his tomato bed to create smoke and protect plants on frost night. He sold the preserved bed for a large sum, planning to use the money to build a glass house for growing more plants. He earned more from the bed than from his entire crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Del
William Curtis
Curtis
All Books and No Play Brought Fatal Collapse
Mary Espey a 14 year old girl from Catonsville died at home after intense study to top her class. The Baltimore youth suffered a nervous breakdown leading to St Vitus dance and a collapsed condition. She could not speak to her mother in her dying moments and was fed by tube.
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Baltimore
Mary Espey
George Espey
Catonsville
Miss Anna Case Sings to A Pleased Warren Audience
Miss Anna Case, lyric soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, appeared as the closing act in Miss Mary Olive King’s entertainment series at Library Theatre. Her voice drew repeated encores as Signor Salzedo on harp complemented the program with solo pieces and superb performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Case
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Warren
Library Theatre
Mary Olive King
Miss Case
Lucy Marsh
Signor
Carlos Salzedo
Signor Salzedo
Miss King
Spartansburg Man Struck by Flyer Train
Arnold Baker an 80 year old Spartansburg resident on the Chautauqua division of the P R R was struck by southbound river No 66 Monday afternoon and thrown to the right of way. Bystanders found only a broken left arm after he failed to hear the approaching train while watching track work and was struck by the pilot beam as workers shouted a warning.
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Arnold Baker
Spartansburg
Chautauqua
Here
Venango Bull Moosers Meet on Party Fusion
About forty Bull Moosers from Venango County gathered at the court house in Franklin last Thursday night and passed resolutions opposing fusion with Republicans or Democrats for county township or city offices. The group discussed grooming candidates for county and city offices, and an attempt to endorse Senator F M Knapp Assemblyman Donald Glenn and W A Whitman failed due to opposition that viewed endorsement as premature.
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Venango County
Court le House
Franklin
F. M Knapp
Donald Glenn
W. A. Whitman
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Cole III
Dunkirk
T. R. Aids
Farmer
Harrow
Estrada Cabrera
Honduras
Guatemala
Cabrera
Girl
Justice McLennan
Farmel
Farmer's
FROST
Carlos Sal
Zedo
Miss King’s Course
Venango Bull Moosers
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