Cudahy Packing Charged in Oleomargarine Defraud Indictment
Indictments returned against the Cudahy Packing Company of Kansas City Kansas on 737 counts allege defrauding the U S government of more than 125000 by selling colored oleomargarine as uncolored to avoid higher taxes and gain market control.
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Topeka, Kan
Cudahy Packing Company
Kansas City Kan
New York
Seattle
Duluth
Jacksonville
Bone
Topeka
Cudahy Company
Supreme Court Order Ends Texas Waters-Pierce Suit
The U S supreme court mandate arrives in Austin ending the Texas Waters-Pierce Oil dispute. A federal court will order the receiver to turn over property to the state, and Waters-Pierce officials will pay nearly two million dollars in fines and penalties in cash, a process needing days and many clerks.
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Austin
Tex
United States Supreme Court
State of Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Harvard Columbia Varsity Boat Race at Cambridge
Harvard and Columbia crews meet on the Charles in Cambridge in the only local race for the Crimson this spring. The two-year history shows Harvard lost narrowly to Columbia and will seek a victory to even the series in today’s matchup.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Charles
Crimson
Columbia University
Cornell
Ithaca
Yale
Thames
Columbia
Triple Oklahoma Tragedy Claims Three at Hartshorne
In Hartshorne Oklahoma on April 17 Mike Zanona killed his mother in law Mrs William Doss and his sister in law Miss Willie Doss. He was shot in the neck and seriously wounded by his father in law William Doss within minutes. The couple had separated about a year ago and Mrs Zanona had recently received a divorce.
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Oklahoma
McAlester
Okla
Mike Zanona
William Doss
Willie Doss
Hartshorne
Zanona
Gridiron Club Dinner to Honor President and Notables
Washington April 17. The Gridiron club will host its spring dinner bringing together Democrats and Republicans, tariff reformers and stalwarts, for a respite from politics. President Tait and cabinet members will attend along with Admiral Sperry and Canada’s postmaster general, plus many diplomats and lawmakers.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
Tait
Dinder
Admiral Sperry
Postmaster General of
Canada
Diplomatic Corps
SHOOTS BROTHER FOR BURGLAR
Griffith Kalen aged eighteen died after Owen Kalen his younger brother shot him in the basement mistake while the family armed for burglars. Griffith had joked of a burglar, prompting the entry and the fatal shot in Emporia Kansas.
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Emporia
Kan
Griffith Kalen
Owen
Griffith Hughes
Burlington Announces 2 Percent Passenger Fare in Missouri
Darius Miller of the Burlington states the railroad will voluntarily set a 2 percent passenger fare in Missouri starting May 1. The move aims to end litigation between Missouri and the railroads as announced by Burlington.
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Missouri
Chicago
Darius Miller
The
Burlington
Taft Meets AFL Leaders at White House on Labor Issues
President Taft spent two hours with the executive council of the American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers at the White House. The talks covered injunctions eight hour law convict labor Sherman anti trust indictments and child labor with Taft promising study and further consultation before drafting a bill for the next Congress.
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Washington
Taft
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
White House
Gompers
American Federation
Mr. Taft
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
First Filipino hanged in United States at Port Blakeley
Juan Niculas a Filipino was executed at the penitentiary for the murder of a fellow Filipino and a white boy at Port Blakeley He died with a smile on his face and is believed to be the first Filipino ever executed in the United States
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United States
Walla Walla, Wash
Juan Niculas
Port Blakeley
Niculas
Strassburg Man Rescued After Tarred and Feathered Attempted Attack
In Linton North Dakota on April 17 J Bierman of Strasburg was tarred and feathered and nearly hanged after allegedly attempting to attack a nine year old girl. The sheriff rescued him and took him to the Linton jail in his tarred coat.
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Linton
N. D
J. Bierman
Strasburg
Bierman
Fatal Caisson Explosion at Chicago Station Site
A caisson explosion 50 feet underground at the Chicago and North Western station site left one man dead and seven injured, two gravely, as workers labored underground. Authorities suspect a match sparked the blast amid gas buildup.
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Caisson
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Pure Food Board Is Legal
Washington April 17 The reform board of the department of agriculture tasked with testing food wholesomeness is legally constituted and Secretary Wilson had authority to appoint it Attorney General Wickersham ruled. The decision ensures the referee board will continue evaluating sulphur saccharine and copper salts in foods.
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Pure Food Board
Washington
Reform Board
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Wickersham
Seattle Kidnaper Convicted in Bow Woods Case
Donald Boyd convicted of kidnapping Patrick McCoy, a Seattle lumberman, near Bow last autumn with ransom in mind. Leo Besemer, already serving twenty years for kidnapping Edward English, admitted involvement and testified that Besemer and Boyd planned multiple abductions of wealthy men.
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Seattle
Mount Vernon
Wash
Donald Boyd
Patrick McCoy
Bow
Leo Besemer
Edward English
McCoy
Besemer
Boyd
Gotch Beats Lundin in handicap wrestling match
Frank Gotch world champion won a handicap bout against Hjalmar Lundin in Chicago. Gotch agreed to throw Lundin once in twenty minutes and completed the fall in 9 minutes 35 seconds. Dr. B. F. Roller of Seattle defeated The Mys terious Conductor in straight falls in the opening match.
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Gotch
Lundin
Chicago
Frank Gotch
Hjalmar Lundin
Dr. B. F. Roller
Seattle
Conductor
Fire claims life in West Huron rooming house explosion
Buffalo April 17. Michael McGarvey died from burns suffered in a rooming house fire on West Huron Street. The blaze was caused by a gas explosion. Roomers fled to the street in night clothing as firemen carried several women and children from the third floor.
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Buffalo
Michael McGarvey
Huron Street
Trade Review Signals Modest Gains Across Sectors
R G Dun weekly review notes slow but large volume trade moving toward improvement. Iron and steel show broad demand. railroads invest in improvements. building activity rises with season. Cotton goods export boom shifts production. woolen market steady. hides firm. Weston to be greeted in Chicago. milling company bankruptcy filed in Chillicothe O.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
China
Chicago hog and cattle market report April 17 1909
Market overview shows hogs steady to higher with light loads at 6 60 to 7 10 and shipping grades 6 75 to 7 25. Cattle and sheep receipts large with cattle steady and sheep steady. bulk hogs and packers priced around 6 70 to 7 25 and 6 35 to 7 30 for heavy shipper grades.
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Chicago
Massacre of Armenians at Adana Sparks Turkish Crisis
Reports from Constantinople and Mersina describe a massacre of Armenians in Adana with Christians killed and town burned. Sixty Armenians said killed. two American missionaries among the dead. British vice consul wounded. foreign consuls urge warships. Ambassadors and consuls monitor civil war risk as Young Turks seek power.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Adana
Mersina
Vilayet
Messina
Major Doughty-Wylie
William Chambers
Elizabeth
Mary G. Webb
Wallis
Miss Borel
Leishman
Debbas
Mensina
Two Thousand Slain in Constantinople Turmoil
A Lokal Anzeiger dispatch from Ristowata says after a monster meeting the young Turks telegraphed the sultan that they are marching on Constantinople to save the constitution. Belgrade says the Galata and Pera quarters were bombarded and 2,000 killed.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Ristowata
Constantinople
Belgrade
Galata
Pera
Gavel Given to Church by President Smith in Ceremony
In Lamont Ja at a Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints conference President Joseph Smith presented the gavel used at most conferences for thirty nine years. He thanked members for respect and noted he might not meet them again. The body accepted the gift and a collection for souvenirs of the prophet was started.
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EB. L. Kelley
Smith
Joseph Smith
Northern Indians Starving in Fort Chippewyan Report
Reports from Fort Chippewyan indicate widespread famine among Northern Indians due to fur supply failures. Villages report malnourished people, many described as skeletons huddled in tepee camps awaiting relief.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fort Chippewyan
Tepeea
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R.H.E. Detroit
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R.H.E
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R.H.E. St. Louis
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Trade Review
Weston
Edward Payson Weston
San Francisco
Indiana State Line
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Wheat Bulge Breaks Milling Company
Chillicothe, O
Marfield Milling Company
Beach- Wickham Grain
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S. Yards
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London
Young Turks
Committee of Union and Progress
Enver Bey
Salonika
Macedonia
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