Harriman suit to begin before July on mergers
Washington reports after a Roosevelt meeting Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane said legal steps will start before July 1 to compel Harriman to answer questions about the Harriman lines merger. Kellogg may represent the government as prosecutions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
BK. H. Harriman
New York
Harriman Lines
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Harriman
Department of Justice
Bonagrirte Salid
Sulis
Nurses Walk Out at Lamar Hospital in Augusta
All trained nurses at the Lamar hospital in Augusta have walked out saying they are just tired of work. The white superintendent remains with three interns to care for about forty patients, some in critical condition. The institution serves a predominantly black patient population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Lamar Hospital
Strikers to be Replaced by Whites Under White Superintendent
The article notes that nurses will be employed exclusively under a white superintendent. Management says strikers’ positions will be filled immediately by whites and that degrees from the institution will be dispensed with.
Wayward Girl and Governor Foil Wedding Plan
In Edwardsville jail the 17 year old Rose Hudpeth sought marriage to 30 year old P S Williams a negro as a reward for sending candy and cake on a pole. Governor Deneen dispatched Charles Virden to Edwardsville where Williams was arrested. Williams allegedly planned to bind the girl to a farmer then elope with her to join a side show troupe, Virden reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Gov Rn Or
Deneen
Rose Hudpeth
P. S. Williama
Edwardsville
Charles Virden
State Charites Bureau
Virden
Explosion Kills Three In Reddick Carload Powder Mishap
At least three people are dead after an explosion aboard a Chicago, Indiana and Southern railroad car loaded with giant powder near Reddick HK twenty miles west of here. A loader with matches sparked a fire and a crowd gathered as the blast tore bodies to fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Chicago, Indiana and Southern
Reddick
Here
Norwegian Lutheran Synod Elects Officers in LaCrosse
The eastern district covering from the Mississippi to the Atlantic elected officers with Rev. J. Nordby named president, Rev. Kvyanse as vice president, and Rev. Brandt as secretary. The selections were announced in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
Prison trust yoke: Hawley escapes from Jackson jail
Willan Hawley a trusted teamster at the Jackson prison fled the institution walking away from duties. He was serving a ten year sentence from Kent County for assault. his term would have expired September 11 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Willan Hawley
Hawley
Kent County
Will funds set for pony rides and hospital choir service
Under James Morris's will filed for probate a $20,000 trust is created to provide perpetually pony rides for invalid children in Central Park, with only the interest used. St Luke's Hospital receives $25,000 in memory of Marion Gray Morris to fund a voice to sing in the children's ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Morris
Central Park
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marion Gray Morris
St. Luke's Hospital
Raisuli Offered Pardon To Leave Morocco For Pension
Tangier dispatch says the foreign affairs board offers Raisuli a pardon on the condition he depart Morocco and settle away from Tangier with a government pension. A Raisuli ally suggests a tour of British and US music halls, a plan Raisuli reportedly favors.
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Raisuli
Paris
Petit Parisien
Tangier
Board of Foreign Affairs
Morocco
Raisull
United States
Ratsull
Judge Declares Anti Race Gambling Law Unconstitutional
Nashville June 5 Judge Pahner of Memphis ruled the anti race gambling law unconstitutional saying the caption covered more than the body of the bill. Printed slips had read An act entitled An Act to Prohibit Gambling and Horse Races. the correct text should have read An act to prohibit gambling on horse races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Pahner
Memphis
Jardin des Plantes Roots in Florist Crafts of Henry IV Era
The Paris Jardin des Plantes traces its origin to a florist in Henry IV's time who cultivated native and imported plants to supply models for embroideries and laces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henry IV
Opening Statement in Haywood Trial Prompts Fierce Defense
Idaho prosecutors led by Jas H Hawley opened against William D Haywood charging murder in the Steunenberg case and a nationwide Federation conspiracy. Defense lawyers repeatedly objected as Hawley outlined a long standing plot to murder, terrorize, and control mining communities, with Judge Wood already ruling to allow broader proof of conspiracy later.
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Boise, Ida
Jas. H. Hawley
State of Idaho
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Federation of Miners
Federation
North Idaho
Hawley
Testimony Reveals Orcharda Connection With Federation Official
Fight witnesses from Caldwell testified about Orcharda's ties to a federation official. The examination focused on the links and implications of the association as details emerged in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orcharda
Federation
Witnesses Describe Orchard Simpkins Alleged Roles In Steunenberg Case
Testimony details Harry Orchard using the alias Thomas Hogan and John L. Simpkins alias Simmons as co conspirators. Witnesses recount Orchard and Simpkins’ movements before and after the Caldwell murder, the explosion’s aftermath, and hospital findings while the defense seeks to limit relevance.
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Harry Orchard
Thomas Hogan
Stennenberg
John L. Simpkins
Western Federation of Miners
Orchard
C. F. Wayne
Steunenberg
Julian Steunenberg
Senator Borah
Hogan
Caldwell
L. J. Bowman
James Russell
Steve Dempsey
Paycific
Simpkins
Simmons
Fate Treats Him Scurrily in Port Huron
Kenneth Q Howell, a Grand Trunk fireman at the Pere Marquette round house, suffered a series of calamities. A blow to the head left him paralyzed on his left side, his wife fell ill, their child died, he contracted pneumonia, he traveled to Lansing for his ailing parents, relapsed, and returned home where spinal meningitis followed after four weeks of illness.
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Port Huron
Mich
Kenneth QO. Howell
Grand Trunk Railway
Pere Marquette Round House
Lansing
Fire accident injures man and eye injuries severe
A worker sustained facial burns while operating an engine on the job causing the loss of sight in his right eye. Two weeks later a cinder damaged his left eye. doctors offer no hope for saving it. He also lost a $500 accident policy after his agent failed to remit the assessment.
Readers snap up copies of Fairbanks articles
Indianapolis and Rome reports describe fans buying nearly all copies of Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post featuring Vice President Fairbanks. Friends defend the biography and decry misrepresentation while in Rome Texas a tornado causes structural damage to churches and a schoolhouse three miles west of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Collier's
Saturday Evening Post
Fairbanks
Inesett
Cles
Friends of
Rome
Tex
Decatur
HOGS AND CATTLE PRICES ON CHICAGO MARKET REPORT
The Chicago market figures show 27000 hog receipts with a slow lighter day and mixed packers bidding 86 10 to 86 35 for light hogs and 86 00 to 86 50 for heavy shipping grades. Cattle receipts reach 22000 with steadier cattle and 12000 sheep with strong to higher demand, natives 4 50 to 7 10, westerns 4 25 to 5 25, and lambs 6 50 to 8 60 as trading slows slightly from earlier levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chicago
Confederate Veterans Parade Before Roosevelt at White House
About fifty Confederate veterans from Tennessee arrived in Washington after a Richmond reunion. Infantry from Memphis and Nashville and cavalry troopers rode to the White House with the flag furled and the U S flag leading. Roosevelt greeted each veteran with a handshake as brigadier general George W Fordon and Representative John Wesley Gaines accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Richmond
Memphis
Nashville
White House
Nathanel B. Forrest
George W. Pordon
United Confederate Veterams
John Wesley Gaines
Hamilton Parks
Gaines
Rohrer Extradition Case Probed by State Department
Washington considers a protest against extradition of Chase Rohrer to England for a robbery charge. The State Department will examine the commissioner’s actions and, if regular, issue a surrender warrant, without revisiting the merits of the case. In Owosso Michigan Judge Stearns F. Smith dies at 71 after two days of unconsciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Chase Rohrer
England
Rohrer
United States
New York
8S. F. Smith
Owosso
Mich
Stearns F. Smith
Q. A. Smith
Lansing
Baseball scores from Chicago and other cities
Baseball scores from June 5 report results across leagues. American League games include Boston 7 at Detroit, Philadelphia 6 at Chicago, and Washington 7 at St Louis with win by Washington. National Association games show Louisville 7 over Milwaukee, Indianapolis 3 over Kansas City, and Omaha 6 over Pueblo with Des Moines 5, Denver 1.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Omaha
Pueblo
Lincoln
Sioux City
Des Moines
Denver
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Sam
Rail Say
Interstate Board
Great Northern Railway Company
Holt
Northwestern
Neb
Northwestern Railroad Company
State Railroad Commisson
Kivery
Georgia
Wayward Girl
Norwegian Lutheran Synod
Jardin Des Plantes
Victoria
Africa
Western Miners’ Union
Haywood
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is Witt
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Bohrer
National Electric Light Association
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