Beef Trust In Court Bid For Injunction Halted
Attorney General Knox announces a plan to file for an injunction against a large beef dealer cartel based on evidence from Chicago and Washington. Proceedings target restraining interstate trade and involve W A Day and Bethea with Chicago as filing venue.
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Washington
Beef Trust
W. A. Day
Bay
United States
Day
Bethea
Chicago
United Tes Circuit
Northern District of
Illinois
Washington Letter on Philippine Child Combat and Cuban Assembly
Adjutant General Corbin reports Henry C. McCook's letter alleging Philippine orders to destroy all Filipino children ten and older who bear arms. McCook cites his son First Lieutenant Paul McCook and explains a water cure controversy and youths in insurrecto ranks. Also notes General Wood’s proclamation dissolving the Cuban constitutional convention and calling congress to convene in Havana on May 5 to verify credentials and electoral votes.
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Corbin
Henry C. McCook
Philadelphia
Smith
Brown
Paul McCook
McCook
Tanyabas
Philippines
War Department
General Wood
Cuba
Havana
Senate
Jesse Harper Dies Aged Politician and Author
Col Jesse Harper a longtime Indiana figure dies at his Danville home at age 80. A Rush County native and Lincoln era elector he shaped Illinois Greenback politics later active in Indiana and Illinois campaigns. Harper practiced law edited papers and authored works including The Milentum Age and The Destructive Influences of Civilization.
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Dis
Jesse Harper
Rush County
Ind
Lincoln
Indiana
Greenback
Ile
Congress
Illnois
Indianapolis
Better Than To Break Heads Fort Dodge Shovel Clash
A street labor dispute in Fort Dodge Iowa and with Mason City Fort Lodge Railway workers escalated into a shovel battle over a ten foot strip in an excavation for a new freight depot for the Chicago Great Western. Police arrested railway leaders ending the clash. Archibishop Corrigan faces possible pneumonia in New York.
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Fort Dodge
Mason City
Fort Lodge
Chicago Great Western
Markets Synopsis of Hogs Cattle Sheep and more
Chicago markets show day receipts for hogs about 16 000 with prices from 6.00 to 7.40 for various lot sizes and grades. Cattle receipts around 5 000 with steers bids from 6.30 to 7.40 and mixed stockers cows and veals priced across a broad range. East Buffalo quotes list hogs at 6.50 to 6.60 and sheep lambs mixing high values up to 7.15 for lambs. St. Louis grain notes No. 2 red cash at 88 cents to 89 cents for May, corn around 65 to 67 cents, oats down to 44 to 45 cents, rye firm near 61 cents.
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Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
May
Northern
Sey Re
Chicago's Labor Ethic Aids Growth Says British Report
A British consular report on Chicago trade notes that education and managerial drive fuel prosperity. It credits employers for seeking capable workers and emphasizes hard work over leisure, with limited openings for unskilled labor and cautioning immigrants about fitting to local conditions.
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London
Chicago
W. Wyndham
England
Wyndham
United States
Ate T. Louta
Kescome
St. Louis
Tom Ile
Frank 8. Young
Wife Gifted with Salt Torture Scene of Vicious Revenge
A drunken husband is lured into a field where his wife Tiena Foley ties him with rope and salt rubbed on skin and clothes. Cattle lick and maul him while he lies bound, hair torn, clothing eaten away. He is found next morning with raw skin and hair missing.
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Wnetieh
Tiena
Foley
Brute Quickly Captured Near Grand Rapids
Geo Langworthy of Grand Rapids was arrested within an hour after attempting to abuse a 12 year old girl and dragging another child into nearby woods. Sheriff Chapman and deputies tracked him after a farmer’s daughter notified them by telephone. Langworthy confessed. he had recently been released from a lunatic asylum for a similar charge.
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Mich
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Eald
Bio Rapids
Chapman
Walker Township
Langworthy
Hine
Tline
Serena
American Bay efforts to fund a battleship after Maine
Reports detail a popular subscription drive to raise money for a battleship named American Bay following the Maine disaster. W Rankin Goode led speeches in Cincinnati and elsewhere, raising about 20000 in the region. Debates ensue over disposition of funds if Congress remains inactive.
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Maine
Havana
American Bay
W. Rankin Goode
Cincinnati
Congress
Man Kills Father Over Marriage Plan
Lawrence Deekman killed his father in a bout of jealousy over a planned marriage to a young woman. In Venezuela, rebels clash again with government troops and claim a defeat. The Builders' Exchange of Youngstown Ohio says unions' ultimatum rejected. strike may follow. The state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic remains at tenting site in Hamilton.
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Lawrence Deekman
Venezuela
Builders’ Exchange
Youngstown, O
Grand Army
Hentimant
Indiana Republicans name Miller for attorney general at convention
Indiana Republicans held their convention in Indianapolis naming Charles W. Miller of Goshen for attorney general and approving other nominees. Miller led a heated race though defeated rivals accepted the result peacefully. Robert A. Brown won the supreme court clerkship and F A Cotton the superintendent of public instruction on third ballots. The convention adjourned sine die at 6:00 pm.
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Ind
Deaniel B. Storme
David KB. Sherrick
Hit
Charles W. Miller
Williem
Nevertige Geta
Prine
Au Pretie Court
Miller
Benater Neveridge
Goshen
Taker
Teveridge
Jg. Tinghem
Moores
Dean
Supreme Court
Robert A. Brown
F. A. Cotton
Newcastle
Platform endorses gold standard and Cuban policy at convention
The platform read and adopted praises Roosevelt and honors McKinley. It supports self government for Cuba, civil government in the Philippines, opposition to trusts, anti immigration measures, isthmian projects, and a gold standard. It also calls for pension aid, labor protections, and state reforms. Notable items include a Drake University leave and Confederate veterans election results.
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Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Republic of Cuba
Family of Nations
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Islands
Congress
Dutjiv
Joseph Wolski
Chicago
A. 8
Draper
University of Illinois
Great Britain
Morgan
Gordo
Freack BR. Stobkeom
Paitin
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