Murdock Attacks Worsteds as Duty Shield for Trust
Representative Victor Murdock denounces the worsted trust during the Underwood wool revision debate, arguing the 40 percent duty on worsted clothes protects a large firm. Dalzell applauds, slamming the Democratic wool measure while Mann questions the bill’s revenue role and accuracy of tariff data.
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Mann
Illinois
Underwood
Dalzell
Murdock
Washington
Victor Murdock
Kangus
Pennsylvania
Dalgell
Wareted Trust
Representative Mann of
Holinois
House
Ways and Means Democrats
Governor W. R. Stubbs Speaks at Shaft Unveiling
Kansas Governor W. R. Stubbs delivered remarks at the unveiling of a shaft memorial honoring John Brown. The ceremony drew local officials and residents, with emphasis on historical ties to the abolitionist movement and state heritage.
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Kansas
Shaft
John Brown
Johnsons face suit reveals family finances and rift
Mrs. Tom L Johnson sues Mercantile Safe Deposit Company of New York to air the Johnson family estate, exposing a split between the late mayor’s close friends and relatives. The family seeks funds amid concerns Loftin Johnson’s speculative plans threaten grandchildren’s inheritance.
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Cleveland
Tom IL. Johnson
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company of
New York
Johnson
Loftin Johnson
Drowning of 85 year old Nelson Smith near Burns township
Nelson A. Smith aged 85 who lived on a farm in the county for seven decades drowned in a shallow water pool on the John A. Kenyon farm in Burns township near his home. Betty Kinney four year old daughter died after chewing a nightshade blossom in Berrien Springs Michigan.
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Owosso
Mich
Nelson A. Smith
John A. Kenyon
Burns Township
Berrien Springs
Betty
Earl Kinney
Baseball results and standings recap
Baseball results show various teams with records and ERAs across four games. Notable matchups include Brooklyn at Chicago with Kling and Reulbach contributing, Pittsburg hosting New York with Camnitz and Ferry, Cincinnati facing Philadelphia with Moore and Dooin, and St Louis versus Boston with Curtis and Brown.
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Pittsbore
R. WE
New York
Pittsburg
Ames
St. Louis
Curtis
Brown and
Graham
Harmon and Breenahan
Secret Agents Guard Border as Feared Uprising Looms
El Paso reports secret Mexican government agents deployed along the border to counter a suspected socialist uprising against Madero. Guns found hidden in a riverbank reveal the tension, while 1,500 federal troops may move from Chihuahua to Baja California. Governor Diego Redo, former Sinaloa leader, is arrested as 25 party members warned abroad.
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EL Paso
Madero
Magonistas
Mexico
Redo
Morales
Stein
Prefecto
Puerto
Culiac
Ingurrectos
Torreon
Lan Poo
Shakespearean Meals and the Idea of Meat in History
Dr T Allen discusses how Shakespeare used meat as a symbol of food rather than prescribing which cut is superior. The piece notes Scotland’s practice of grace before meals hints at oatmeal or barley bannocks and argues the belief that flesh equals meat is a modern, English American notion.
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England
Scotland
America
Sporadic Racing Lineups Include City Sections and Names
Boston Rn H E St Louis and other crews listed by city and initials with multiple pairs such as Powell Clarke Nanamaker Donavan Stanare Plank Thomas Walsh Sullivan Ford Sweeney and Mitchell Krapp Land Street. The fragment references teams and individuals across Boston Philadelphia New York Washington and Cleveland with scores and codes.
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Boston
H.E. St. Louis
Lake
Powell
Clarke
Karger
Nanamaker
Philadelphia
R. WE
Detroit
Donavan
Stanare
Plank
Thomas
Washington
H. EB
Cleveland
Mitchell
Krapp
Land
Johnson and Street
Despondent Miner Henry Harper Ends Life in Indiana
Terre Haute Ind June 9 Henry Harper a miner married a month ago despondent over unemployment killed himself. State miners idle exceed 18 600 with midsummer destitution feared. Senate finance panel will report the Canadian reciprocity bill without recommendation after Root amendment passed 8 to 6.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry Harper
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Root
Treasure Expedition Claims Million-Plus Cache Found
San Diego reports that the steamer Eureka, chartered by San Francisco interests led by Harry Krelling, recovered a vast treasure off the Honduran coast more than twenty years after it was hidden. Estimates place the haul at 15 to 25 million dollars, with the vessel en route to port and plans to head for oil next week. Captain Bartisa commanded the ship on the thirty day charter.
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San Diego
Cal
Star Eureka
Theureka
Eureka
Bartisa
San Francisco
Harry Krelling
Honduras
Kretling
Salina Cruz
Senate panel delays Lorimer inquiry start amid new evidence
The Senate special committee on Lorimer's Illinois election plans to begin formal testimony mid next week or later after digesting Helm committee proof sheets. Three members new to the case may need time to study prior testimony, while debate centered on hiring qualified clerks accountants and counsel.
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Washington
Senate
Lorimer
Ilinois
Helm
IlMnois Senate
Illinois
Mexican Volcano Erupts and Quake Devastates Regions
Dispatches from Tuxpan near the Colima volcano in Jalisco report a powerful earthquake causing large loss of life and widespread destruction. A church and houses collapsed while thousands were left homeless as lava flow damaged Tonila and Platanar towns.
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Colima
Mexico City
Tuxpan
Jalisco
Zapotlan
Tonila
Platanar
Weather Forecast for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Indiana forecast warm and fair today with showers tonight or tomorrow and moderate southerly winds turning variable. Illinois unsettled with local showers likely and cooler tonight or tomorrow as winds shift. Wisconsin showers and cooler in southwest, unsettled tomorrow with moderate southerly winds becoming variable.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Sawbug Attack Hits Grant Michigan Peach Orchards
Peach growers in Grant Michigan report greenish sawbugs about three quarters of an inch long feeding on young shoots. They sever shoots from branches risking loss of next season's fruit with outbreaks noted in well cared for orchards near Paul Green's farm three miles north of Grant.
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Grant, Mich
Paul Green
Grant
Stokes Not Seriously Hurt After Flat Shooting
In New York on a June day W. BE Stokes was shot at a flat on Mightieth Street by two young women. Doctors at Roosevelt hospital report the wounds are not of serious nature and do not cause alarm.
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Stokes
New York
W. BE
D. Stokes
Mightieth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Fifty Years Ago June 9 Headlines Across the Nation
Thien troops moved toward Harpers Ferry while Professor Allen of Rhode Island was sent to Washington to inflate a large balloon for reconnoitering. Confederate leaders met in Richmond as General Lee reportedly favored an immediate advance on Washington. Adelina Patti married Signor Nicolini at Swansea. A Mount Tarawera eruption in New Zealand destroyed villages and killed natives.
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Thien
Harpers Ferry
Allen
Rhode Ialand
Washington
Richmond
Lee
Adelina Patti
Swansea
Signor
Nicolini
Mount Tarawera
New Zealand
Morality Probe Targets New York Theaters
A Russell Beare Foundation report harshly critiques Broadway venues and especially vaudeville and burlesque. It classifies five sixths of burlesque as demoralizing and one sixth as lowering, while vaudeville shows three fourths are not objectionable and five percent are of positive value. The study cites impropriety as a key trait and notes high priced theaters fail to meet the expectations of well-to-do New Yorkers.
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New York
Russell Bare
Vande Ville
Vanceville I
Ness
Oversloner
Formosans Kill Jap Forces in Taiwan Rebellion
Report via Kamakura Maru details a Formosan uprising against Japanese forces. Three allied tribes revolted after peace, two tribes resisted, forty men attacked by the Japanese were killed or sunburned, ten escaped, and heads were carried off by headhunters.
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Victoria
B. C
Pormosa
Taft in New York Advocates Canadian Reciprocity Plan
President Taft spoke in New York on Canadian reciprocity praising tariff free imports of vegetables and fruit. He argued the agreement would aid farmers and reject a separate farmers free list as unrelated to the treaty. Billy Papke defeated Jim Sullivan to win the world middleweight title in London. Myron Elue, three, drowned in a cistern in Bay City Michigan.
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Taft
Bay
East River
Manhattan
Mr. Taft
Ir. Taft
Canada
House of Representatives
Underwood
Canadien
London
Billy Papke
Jim Sullivan
Papke
Sullivan
Corrl
Bay City
Mich
Myron
Henry Elue
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Washington Star
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Helm Committee
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