Coroner's jury faults push for fast trains after Western Springs wreck
Chicago July 24 coroner's jury blames Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad culture and public demand for speed for 13 fatalities in the Western Springs collision. It cites rule violations by crews and signals, calls for stricter enforcement, and notes testimony from injured fireman Hugh Crain about fog and torpedo signals.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Western Springs
Grand
Julia W. Wilcox
Hinsdale
Clarence Woodworth
Ellis H. Bronson
No. 8
St. Anthony de Padua Hospital
Hugh O. Crain
Crain
E. H. Bronson
Bronson
New York Doctor Blames Farmers for High Cost of Living
Dr. Charles E. North of the New York milk committee blasts farmers as antiquated and wasteful. He calls for centralization and cooperative farming to slash costs, citing successful upstate dairying reforms that supply the city with cheap milk and argue for modern business methods nationwide.
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New York
Charles E. North
New York Milk Committee
Dr. North
Gun Man Confesses. Whitman Seeks Immunity for Becker
Harry Vallon, linked to gambling ventures with Bridgy Webber, confesses to District Attorney Whitman in the Rosenthal murder case. The disclosure prompts warrants and possible arrests as Becker faces immunity talks to uncover a wider graft network within the police.
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New York
Harry Vallon
Vallon
Police Department of
Jack Rose
Becker
Rosenthal
Lafayette Baths
Whitman
Shapiro
Libby
Fire kills twelve women in Moor Lane baking fatal blaze
London authorities report twelve women burned to death and several injured in a Moor Lane fire. The blaze struck a building housing clothing manufacturers and Christmas card makers, within a central danger zone of the city.
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London
England
Moor Lane
Member of Mabray Gang Dead in San Jose
Frank R. Brown a member of the Mabray gang of swindlers who was arrested in San Jose two years ago and held on bail was found dead in his apartment. A hypodermic syringe and drug crystals were found on the bureau. He was to be returned to Des Moines Iowa for sentence.
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Mabray
San Jose
Cal
Frank R. Brown
Liberty
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate committee backs labor department and industrial relations panel
The Senate Education and Labor Committee endorsed the proposed Department of Labor and will report with a favorable recommendation. It also endorsed Senator Borah's bill for an industrial relations commission to study general labor conditions, a measure that has already passed the House.
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Washington
Department of Labor
House
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Borah
Commission On Industrial Relations
Dog Causes Girl's Death in Lebanon Yard Accident
Ten year old Clara Ferris was killed when a dog ran into neighbor boy John Wallace's revolver as he cleaned the weapon. The accidental discharge struck Ferris in the heart as she stood in the Ferris yard.
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Lebanon
Clara Ferris
Ferris
John Wallace
House Plans Beef Quiz on Beef Combine inquiry
Washington July 24. House judiciary committee nearly agrees to an immediate inquiry into the existence and ramifications of the so-called beef combine. An obstacle may arise if the senate begins impeachment proceedings against Judge Archbald.
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Washington
House Judiary Committee
Senate
Archbald
Ogdensburg Freighter Ashore Near Milwaukee in Fog
The package freighter Ogdensburg of the Rutland Transit company went ashore at North Point north of Milwaukee during fog. The Milwaukee lifesaving crew has been summoned to assist the stranded vessel.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ogdensburg
Rutland Transit Company
North Point
Nine Months For John Mitchell in Bucks Range Case
John Mitchell vice president of the American Federation of Labor was sentenced in the District of Columbia supreme court to nine months imprisonment for contempt of court in the Bucks Stove and Range company case. An appeal was noted with $4,000 bail. Gompers was sentenced to one year and Morrison to six months. Mitchell did not attend court but submitted a waiver. He earlier refused to pledge obedience to judicial decrees, saying he would rather be convicted on contempt than be acquitted on the facts. Mitchell, former United Mine Workers president, faced a Civic Federation fallout over membership in the National Civil Federation.
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Washington
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bucks Store and Range Company
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
United States Supreme Court
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Robert A. van Cleve
Mitchell
Mitchells
Justice Wright
Wright
Supreme Court
Civic Federation
United Mine Workers
National Civil Federation
United Mine Workers of America
Daughter Kills Father in Kansas City Home Row
Edith Gamble, 24, shot and killed her father Charles Gamble in Kansas City when he forced entry and attacked his wife and daughter. Mrs. Gamble had recently filed for divorce. both women were taken to a police station for questioning.
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Kansas City
Edith Gamble
Charles Gamble
Train Wreck Injures Workers Near Coalhaven
Day ton Kentucky July 24 Fireman Harry Schaeffer was likely fatally scalded Engineer Frank Gregory suffered internal injuries and a woman had her car damaged as an engine hauling a car of workmen left the track at Coalhaven near Dayton Ohio River overlook.
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Dayton
Harry Schaeffer
Frank Gregory
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Coalhaven
Here
Littleton Dissents in Steel Trust Report Clash
Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York voiced dissent from the committee chairmans recommendations on steel trust legislation. He favored a joint Senate House body to study the issue and argued against focusing only on results, urging precise prohibitions and warning that current law fails to clearly define unlawful acts. He signaled reservations when endorsing the Stanley report.
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Washington
Martin W. Littleton
New York
House Steel Trust
Stanley
Littleton
Senate
House
Organized Labor
Organized Capital
Senator Percy Urges Neutrality in Pangma Canal Favors Equality
Washington July 24 Senator Percy of Mississippi urged adherence to the day Pouncefote treaty and called for absolute neutrality in Pangma canal operations. He insisted no favors be granted to American vessels that are denied to ships of other nations.
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Washington
Percy
Mississippi
United States
Roosevelt Vision for a New Progressive Party
In a July 24 speech in New York, Colonel Roosevelt outlined forming a new party to stand for democracy and people, open to ex Democrats and ex Republicans, with equal share in leadership and a focus on genuine popular rule and social justice. He criticized current party bosses, urged organization, and warned against minority control by politicians.
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New York
Chago
Roosevelt
New York State
National Progressive Party
National Committee
California
Messrs. Haines, Penrose, Guggenheim and Company
Califfornia
Massachusetts
Barnes
Murphy
Mikado Resting but Near Death in Tokyo
Emperor Matsuhito endured a restless night and high fever as doctors warned recovery is extremely improbable. He slept several hours during the day and may linger days or weeks, with a miracle needed to leave his bed.
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Tokyo
Matsuhito
German Spy Gets Eight Months
Edinburgh reports Karl Graves a German arm guard found guilty by the Scottish high court of justiciary of spying. He received an eight months imprisonment sentence.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Karl Graves
Scottish High Court of Justiciary
Hanford Case to End With Resignation Accepting
Judge Conlins G. Hanford of the United States court in Seattle will escape impeachment and trial by the Senate through resignation. President Taft is expected to accept the resignation on the House Judiciary Committee’s recommendation, ending the impeachment proceedings while criminal charges may still be pursued by the Department of Justice if investigations proceed.
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House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Conlins G. Hanford
United States
Seattle
Wash
Senate
House Committee On
Hanford
Department of Justice
House
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