Judge Dyer halts railroad 1910 tariff increase
Judge David P. Dyer of the U S circuit court in Hannibal Missouri issued a temporary injunction restraining twenty five western railroads from enforcing the interstate commerce commission tariff 116 increases. The order cites a alleged anti competitive agreement and Sherman act violation. The action follows a petition by Edwin P Grosvenor Frederick N Judson and others with the attorney general backing amid shipper and congressional support.
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Hannibal
David P. Dyer
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Chambers
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Dyer
Edwin P. Grosvenor
Washington
Frederick N. Judson
St. Louis
Congress
Department of Justice
Strouts
W. H. Hosmer
Western Trunk Line Committee
Delegates Sail for World Missionary Convention in Scotland
Two hundred forty delegates from New York depart aboard the steamship Kroonland to Coburgh Scotland for the world mission ary convention starting June 14. The ship was chartered to carry American delegates from all Protestant denominations. Col William J Bryan had previously sailed for the conference.
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New York
Coburgh
Scotland
Kroonland
Red Star Line
Southampton
William J. Bryan
Justice Moody May Retire Pending Health Update
Boston reports Justice Moody of the Supreme Court may retire next October if his condition improves. He remains hospitalized at Corey Hill in Brooklyn for stomach troubles. His physicians say the report does not confirm an imminent retirement.
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Boston
Moody
Supreme Court
Corey Hill Hospital
Brooklyn
Supreme Bench
Soldiers and police clash in Cheyenne street battle
Soldiers from Fort D. A. Russell and police engaged in a pitched street fight in Cheyenne on June 1. Three soldiers were reportedly wounded by police bullets, the police retreated to the station house where they were besieged by soldiers.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort D. A. Russell
Girl dies trying to save man in Kentucky tragedy
In Ashland Kentucky on June 1 Miss Clara Simpson a prominent society figure plunged into the stream to rescue William Jackson and drowned in the effort.
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Ashland
William Jackson
Clara Simpson
Heroine Rescues Pilot in Panama Canal Collision Then Drowns
Col C W Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal works. A young woman swam to a struggling Jackson, seized him, and tried to reach shore. Near the bank both collapsed and perished with Jackson in the river.
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Panama Canal
United States
Jackson
Fireman Signals Stop To Avert Twentieth Century Wreck
In Laporte Indiana June 1 fireman William Nebelung spotted a broken rail jutting from the track as the Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited neared at fifty miles an hour. He waved a flag frantically and halted the approaching train just feet from the damaged wall, averting disaster.
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Laporte
Ind
Tweneth Century Limited
Lake Shore
William Nebelung
Twentieth Century Limited
Express Agent Sentenced for Fraud In Shipping
Liverpool June 1 Septimus Tate an agent of the United States Express company received a nine month prison term for defrauding the White Star Steamship company with false bills of lading.
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Express
Liverpool
Septimus Tate
United States Express Company
White Star Steamship Company
Flight from New York to Chicago for 25000 purse
Aviation headline reports Charles K. Hamilton offering a 25000 prize for a New York to Chicago air route of about 960 miles within 36 hours and up to seven stops. Hamilton has already guaranteed 2000 toward the purse and Chicago supporters back the idea as a major test of aircraft and pilot.
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Charles K. Hamilton
New York
Chicago
Village smithy beats music master after son beaten
Hammond Ind June 1 A village smithy John Kennell from Goodland whipped his son for not singing in time. Music master Charles White then received a beating. Charles Pierce the village druggist intervened and was assaulted.
School Board Forcing Resignation Amid Conflict
A school board pressured White to resign amid tensions with the stern smithy. A judge fined Kennel one dollar for beating White but did not penalize the peacemaker’s trimming, reflecting uneven discipline in the dispute.
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White
Packey McFarland Says He Won In Welsh Draw
McFarland of Chicago claims victory in a 20 round draw with Freddie Welsh for the English lightweight title. He says he outboxed and outfought Welsh in every round, and the referee Tom Scott erred in favoring a draw, noting Welsh fought defensively to avoid a knockout.
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London
Welsh
Scott
Illinois Solons Fear Graft Probe
Springfield reports reveal a widening graft investigation touching multiple Illinois legislators. Bonds posted by Broderick, Pemberton, and Clark precede the disappearance of State's Attorney Burke. Subpoenas issued for Foster Staymates and Nat Cohen as a special grand jury considers new revelations and Governor Deneen's potential testimony.
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Chicago
Lorimer
Springfield
Broderick
Pemberton
Oakland
Clark
Vandalia
Bond
Pearance
Burke
Iuka
Holstlaw
Representative Foster
Rushville
Staymates
Clinton
Nat Cohen
Urbana
Lee O'Neil Browne
Robert B. Wilson
Deneen
Cook County
Rand
Chicago Market Reports for June 1 1910
Estimated receipts for hogs and cattle fill the day with mixed prices across grades. Beef cattle and sheep show varied activity while porkers and pigs move at steady to firm levels as markets commence in Chicago at the Beach-Wickham Grain Company offices.
Charles H. Treat Dies Suddenly in New York Hotel
Charles Henry Treat former United States treasurer under President Roosevelt died of apoplexy in his Hotel Victoria apartment in New York. He was stricken an hour before death and survived by his wife and two children. Treat was born in Frankfort Maine about sixty eight years ago.
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New York
Charles Henry Treat
United States
Roosevelt
Hotel Victoria
Mr. Treat
Frankfort
Bank Robbery Hits Unity State Bank in Wausau Area
On June 1 robbers dynamited the safe at the State Bank of Unity in Unity, Wisconsin, taking $2000 before fleeing. Authorities suspect two men who had lingered near the bank for days. The bank, founded in 1905 with a $10,000 capital, remains under investigation.
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Wausau
Wis
State Bank of
Unity
Weather report for Illinois Indiana fair and cool
A weather note states fair and continued cool conditions today across Illinois and Indiana with fair skies and warmer temperatures expected tomorrow.
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Illinois
Indiana
Oil Deal in Indiana Could Totals One Million
Charles E Russell reports from the oil district south of Robinson Indiana that a Holland syndicate may acquire property worth about one million dollars. Progress on the Russell well in Joseph county advances daily with an eight inch pipe reaching 170 feet.
Illinois Bribery Probe Deepens with Key Witness
Principal witness in the sugar trust case emerges from Cook County or Sangamon County grand jury into legislative corruption. Officials say subpoenas may force testimony and identify big players in the bribery scheme as Sangamon prosecutor Burke and Chicago bankers discuss corroborating data and possible suspects, including legislators.
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Cook County
Sangamon County
Holatian
White
Beckemerger
Link
Ilinois
Nilinois
Burke
Chicago
Wayman
Sengamon County
Holslaw
Market Receipts and Bid Ranges for Sheep and Lambs
Estimated receipts show 18000 Market. Prices for Native sheep range 10 lower, Western sheep 25 to 35, Yearlings 50 to 85, Lambs 60 to 135, Western lambs 55 to 85. Demand appears weak with broad bid spreads across categories.
Market Update on Mixed Pickers and Shipping Panes
The market shows weakness with slower bulk activity and light to moderate demand for mixed pickers and heavy shipping panes. Shipping panes trade around 9 30 to 9 65 with steady to strong tones and prices slipping to 10 lower in some segments.
John A Babcock Commission Merchant Office Ad
John A Babcock of U S Yards Chicago Illinois offers commission merchant services. Rooms 27 29 Main Floor Exchange invites trade inquiries and consignments.
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John A. Babcock Commission
U. $. Yards
Chicago
Illinois
River and Harbor Bill Faces Senate Opposition
Conference on the river and harbor bill approves the measure but parts objected by Senator Burton remain. The lake to gulf deep waterway provision worth 1 million stays, with potential for millions more. Several house originated items not engineer recommended were not dropped and may provoke Senate and House opposition.
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Washington
Senate
House On
Burton
Taft
Lake
Iti
House
Bailey
Texas
Green River Dam
Kentucky
Arecaia Harbor
Michigan
Missouri River
Lake Cantrary
Monument to Custer to be unveiled in Monroe
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Custer will unveil a monument to Gen. George A. Custer in Monroe Michigan in the town square next Saturday morning. President Taft, Senator William Aiden Smith, and Gen. David McM. Gregg will attend along with many surviving officers from Custer's Civil War and Indian campaigns.
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New York
Elizabeth B. Custer
Gen. Custer
Monroe
Mich
Taft
William Aiden Smith
David McM. Gregg
Bomb Found in Sleder's Barn Near Saloon in Traverse City
A two pound dynamite cartridge with two caps and twelve feet of fuse was discovered in the barn behind Sleder’s saloon on the west side of Traverse City. authorities investigated the scene. no injuries reported.
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Traverse City
Mich
Bsleder
Wire tappers get big haul
New York June 1 Frederic Louster of Harrisburg Pa caused the arrest of a man who claimed to be John Hartman a salesman on a charge of engineering a wire tapping game that cost Louster twelve thousand dollars. The Harrisburg man lost ten thousand and then two thousand more after returning to the same place.
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New York
Frederic Louster
Harrisburg
John Hartman
Louster
Harrisboro
The Regular Performance Married Joke Quip
A Detroit Free Press humor snippet recalls an exchange about proposals and marriage with a punchline about getting down on one knee. It suggests a light, jokey reflection on domestic life and commitment within marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Markets Report May 31
Market report from Chicago and Omaha shows hogs receipts around 11 000 with quotations $9 25 to 9 70, cattle receipts 2 000 with steers at $5.00 to 6.75 and cows up to 6.75, sheep and lambs receipts 12 000 with lambs at 4.75 to 9.35 and wethers 4.85 to 6.60. East Buffalo reports mixed cattle and sheep quotes, with buffalo market activity noted.
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Texas
Chicago
Choleggheers
Omaha
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Buffalo
N. Y
Mission Merchants
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Resente
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Indianapolis News
Packey
McFarland
Solons
Fear Graft Probe
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Charles H. Treat
ROB
Wisconsin State Bank
Bank of Unity
Holland Syndicate
PPS
Ime
Richard Parr
Sugar Trust
Washington City
Reister & Son
Gulf
Monroe, Mich
Sleder
Fred Louster
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