Sugar Debate in Senate Ends With Defeated Amendment
In Washington on June 15 the senate debated tariff provisions on Philippine sugar. A Bristow amendment to admit Philippine sugar free of duty was tabled 11 to 49 amid arguments over sugar trust interests and possible U S imports. Senator Stone signaled a future move for Philippine independence within fifteen years.
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Bristow
Philippines
Tobacco
Connecticut
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
House
United States
Clapp
Aldrich
Stone
Philippine Islands
Cardinal Andrieu Denies Court Power in Enthalment Speech
In Bordeaux on June 15 Cardinal Andrieu, summoned to answer charges of inciting breach of laws by his cathedral allocution, was publicly acclaimed by a large Catholic crowd. He said he spoke as a bishop, trusted only to conscience, pope, and God, and accepted full responsibility for his remarks. He asserted the right to distrust republican laws that hinder religious freedom. On leaving the court, women knelt and kissed his ring as youths cheered.
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Bordeaux
Andrieu
Poison in Mrs Cleminson's Death Stirs Chicago Inquiry
Chicago case reports poison found in the body of Mrs Anna Cleminson wife of Dr Daniel Cleminson. He is held pending an investigation into her death at Wires. Coroner received expert findings. Burglars allegedly chloroformed the couple when she was found dead weeks ago.
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Cleminson
Chicago
Anna Cleminson
Daniel Cleminson
Nine Italians Convicted in Black Hand Conspiracy
Fairmont West Virginia June 15 nine Italians members of an alleged Black Hand society were convicted on charges of conspiracy to rob and kill Orizio Geredelli who was initiated into the society on March 27 last.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Orizio Geredelli
Leper Escapes From Hospital Reported Missing
Adelado Aquiro, a leper patient at the county hospital in Los Angeles, escaped using a rope of twisted bed sheets and has not been found. Authorities urged vigilance while search efforts continue.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Adelado Aquiro
Train Kills Aged Woman On Des Moines River Bridge
Ada Longcor is dead and granddaughter Pearl Longcor injured when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight train overtakes a crossing on a bridge over the Des Moines river. Mrs Mary Dyer escaped injury by jumping into the river. The caboose strikes Longcor as the train backs, severing her right arm and causing internal injuries while Miss Longcor falls between the rails and survives.
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Ottumwa
Ada Longcor
Pearl Longcor
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Sanford Robinson Indicted in Heinze Inquiry
Sanford Robinson former vice president of United Copper company indicted by a federal grand jury in New York for aiding and abetting removal of company books as part of the Heinze investigation. The indictment names Robinson as a key figure sought by investigators.
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Sanford Robinson
New York
United Copper Company
Heinze
JAP EDITORS IN JAIL AT HONOLULU
In Honolulu a Japanese paper editor M Negoro and colleagues from Nippu and Jiji are jailed amid a strike indictment. Negoro files a treaty rights complaint with Tokyo alleging unlawful search of his office. Sheriff admits force used but says seized papers showed criminal purpose. A restaurant keeper was stabbed after refusing to supply food to strikers.
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Honolulu
M. Negoro
Jiji
Tokyo
United States
Japan
William Henry
Negaro
Negoro
Y. Soge
Y. Tanaka
K. Kawamura
Nippu
Grand Jury
Oahu
Ewa
Waialua
Kahuku
Kahana
SLAIN IN STREET BATTLE SHOCKS MISSISSIPPI TOWN
In Brookhaven Mississippi on June 15 a bloody street duel left three dead including Franklin county chancery clerk Dr A M Newman and lawyer Herbert Applewhite with Silas Reynolds among the injured. The melee followed Newman's acquittal on a murder charge and concerns of further riots as militia arrives to restore order.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Meadville
Franklin County
Mississippi
Noel
Wilkinson
Wall
A. M. Newman
Herbert Applewhite
Silas Reynolds
Cornelius Prichard
Newman
Applewhite
Chancery Clerk
Black Hand Grows Bold in Cincinnati area
Cincinnati officers report continued Black Hand defiance after eleven leaders were arrested. A lunchroom owner, Herman Breiner, received a threatening letter promising murder and a bomb if $500 was not mailed to Newport Kentucky. Inspector Hosford links the group to the Society of the Banana, a Sicilian secret society succeeding the Black Hand in the region.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Black Hand
Federal
Herman Breiner
General Delivery
Newport
Postoffice
Hosford
Society of the Banana
Fisherman Hooks A Body In Maumee River
Unidentified man found dead after being hooked by fisherman Peter Rhears near the Toledo Shipbuilding company. The corpse, recovered from the Maumee river, had been in the water about a week and shows signs of violence.
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Toledo
Maumee
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Peter Rhears
Rifles Hidden in Piano Boxes Seized for Venezuelan Rebels
In Franklin Virginia a shipment of rifles and ammunition packed as pianos was uncovered. The guns, part of a 15,000 Mauser consignment from New York to St Louis and back, were believed bound for Venezuelan revolutionists. The Nanticoke and its tug Dispatch were nearby as Pamlico blocked the pair.
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Franklin
Norfolk
New York
St. Louis
South America
Dispatch
Governor Carroll Ill And Unlikely To Speak At Alumni Dinner
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll is too ill to leave his home and unlikely to attend the alumni dinner at the state university in Iowa City where he was to be guest of honor and principal speaker.
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Des Moines
Carroll
the State University At
Iowa City
Steamer Slavonia A Total Wreck Off Flores Island
The Slavonia went ashore on Flores island in the Azores and is a total wreck. First class passengers were transferred to the Prinzess Irene after wireless distress calls. Cunard arranged hotel accommodations in Gibraltar for salon passengers if return to Naples is not feasible.
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Gibraltar
Cunard
Slavonia
Cunard Company
Rene
Naples
Flores Island
Azores
Irene
President of Brazil Dead After Influenza Attack
Dr. Alfonso Moreira Penna, president of Brazil, died in Rio de Janeiro after contracting influenza on June 2. He had shown some improvement on June 6 but relapsed with pulmonary and gastric symptoms and died after a period of unconsciousness. The vice president assumed executive powers in the cabinet and foreign representatives were present.
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A. M. Penna
Rio Janeiro
Alfonso Moreira Penna
Brazill
Weston Continues His Journey to the Pacific Coast
Edward Payson Weston reached Church Butte Wyoming on his walk to the Pacific coast. He traveled eleven and a half miles from Granger to Church Butte in three and a half hours. He resumed his journey today.
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Weston
Church Butte
Wyo
Edward Payson Weston
Pacific Coaast
Granger
Preventing Epidemics Through School Health Checks
Proper and systematic medical inspection of schools can prevent epidemics of scarlet fever and diphtheria. A child with a mild case may attend school for days and spread infection to many peers, so timely investigation is less useful than prevention.
Frances Cleveland to Testify in Grand Larceny Trial
Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland widow of former President Cleveland will be called as a witness today in the criminal branch supreme court case of Broughton Brandenburg magazine writer charged with grand larceny in New York.
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Cleveland
New York
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Broughton Brandenburg
Supreme Court
Fatally Hurt in Bike Wreck on Sev enteenth Street
Dubuque Iowa June 15 Harry Holtz was fatally injured when his vehicle became unmanageable on Sev enteenth street and crashed into an automobile. One eye was knocked out and his skull injured.
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Dubuque
Harry Holtz
Seventeenth Street
Dead Man Identified in Dubuque Illinois Central Yard
The mutilated body found in the Illinois Central yards Sunday was identified as Harry Walding. He was run over, but the circumstances of the accident remain unclear.
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Dubuque
Illinois Central
Harry Walding
Mississippi Supreme Court bans near beer sales in state
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that no beverage sold in the state can contain any percentage of alcohol, effectively stopping the sale of near beer in Mississippi. The decision was announced in Jackson on June 15.
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Jackson
Miss
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mississippi
Hogs and cattle market results from Chicago June 15 1909
Market reports show hog receipts 12 000 with steady tone and bid ranges from 7 10 to 8 05 for heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep receipts also listed with varied weights and prices, futures and arrivals estimated for tomorrow. Prices reflect mixed packers, heavy shipper grades, and spring lambs with notes on stockers and Western cattle.
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Texas
Old Statute Held To Be Void
Iowa Falls June 15 Judge R M Wright in Hardin County District Court declared sections 922 923 of the Iowa code unconstitutional for lacking notice and hearing before tax assessment. The ruling voids the 1860 statutes under the state and federal due process clauses and orders a refund of the taxes and cancellation of the plat in Abbie J Foster vs Board of Supervisors Hardin County.
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Iowa Falls
R. M. Wright
Abbie J. Foster
Board of Supervisors
Hardin County
Newcomer
Iowa
Aymer D. Davis
The
Iowa Railroad
Davis
Wright
United States
Raymond's Life in Balance Bullet Removed by Surgeons
Captain John C. Raymond wounded at Fort Des Moines underwent removal of the bullet at Mercy hospital. The operation was technically successful and he withstood it well, though the final outcome remains uncertain for several days. Other injured include Sergeant Washburn who improved and walked, Corporal Such and Crabtree who is recovering, with Crabtree to be tried federally if local authorities decline.
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Des Moines
John C. Raymond
Fort Des Moines
Crabtree
Mercy Hospital
Washburn
Such
Polk County
de Graff
Gotch Defeats Jenkins Easily in Des Moines Match
Frank Gotch defended his title against Tom Jenkins in Des Moines on June 15, winning both falls. The first fall ended after 14 minutes and 2&8 seconds, the second after 7 minutes and 63 seconds.
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Gotch
Jenkins
Des Moines
Frank Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Konas Grappler
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Edward
Des Moines River
Shaee
Orde
Meadville, Miss
Governor Carroll III
Brazil
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Company
U.S
Chicago, Ill
Raymond
Peter Anderson
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