Roosevelt Critique of Meat Bill Sparks House Row
Washington June 16 Chairman Wadsworth publicized correspondence with President Roosevelt over the meat inspection bill. The president says changes worsen the bill and undermine efforts to root out evils in packing. Wadsworth replies that Roosevelt is very wrong and declares you have no warrant for it.
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Washington
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Roosevelt
Moosevelt
House of Representatives
Cannon
House Sgricultural Committee
House
United States
Congress
Panama
Littauer
Panama Canal
Adams Obtains Light From White House Meeting on Meat Bill
At a White House conference with President and officials including Jas. Reynolds and Solicitor McCabe, Representative Adams of Wisconsin signaled willingness to revise the House agriculture committee's Beveridge substitute. The president urged removing the court review provision and crafting effective substance, leading Adams to return to work with colleagues to gain support.
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Washington
White House
House Committee On Agriculture
Beveridge
Jas. Sh. Reynolds
Solicitor McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Representative Adams
Wisconsin
Committee On Agriculture
House
Adams
Wadsworth
Representative Rufus Lester Falls Through Skylight in DC
Washington June 16 special to The Evening Journal reports Representative Rufus Lester of Georgia in critical condition after falling about thirty feet through a skylight in his apartment building. He suffered two broken legs and internal injuries while searching for his grandchildren on the roof. In Odessa Kishinev Jews fear a massacre as panic spreads with barricaded homes and cavalry patrols.
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Washington, D. C
The
Evening Journal
Rufus Lester
Georgia
Congress
Odessa
Kishinev
Cholera Hits Hogs Across Hamilton County Farms
Farmers in Hamilton county report heavy hog losses from frog cholera. Thirty hogs owned by A. W. Orr and sixty by I. A. Carey died in a week. Adjacent counties also report sizable hog fatalities.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hamilton County
A. W. Orr
I. A. Carey
Trial notes on postal service canceling machines case
In Washington on June 16 Harvey Givens chief clerk of the district attorney office said every effort was made to subpoena Perry S Heath. Three subpoenas issued for Heath were returned unanswered in the trial of Green and Ceremus related to selling canceling machines to the government for the postal service.
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Washington
Green and
Ceremus
Postal Service
Harvey Givens
Offic
Perry S. Heath
Heath
Army marksman Abraham Hill tops 1905 records
Washington reports Sergeant Abraham Hill of the Twenty fourth Infantry stationed in the Dakota department achieved the highest shooting mark in the army for 1905. His score on slow fire and skirmish fire reached 8.33 percent of possible shots.
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Washington
United States
Abraham Hill
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Department of Dakota
Nation’s Hatchet Visit Quiescent in Chicago
Mrs Carrie Nation and her hatchet are reported in Chicago but inactive. The Barber Asphalt Paving Co will discharge all women employed after July 1. Secretary Shaw returns to Washington from Iowa. A Confederate soldiers monument in Madison Wisconsin was unveiled with boys in blue leading. Kentucky Home-Coming in Louisville celebrated Daniel Boone on the third day. Senator Allison recovers enough to attend Senate sessions. Omaha grand jury indicts thirteen Nebraska cattlemen in land fraud cases. Two footpads rob four Omaha street cars, stealing cash and pistols. Dr D K Pearsons pledges $30000 to Yankton College if matched locally. Houghton Mifflin editor H O Houghton dies in Cambridge Mass.
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Carrie Nation
Chicago
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Shaw
Washington
Iowa
Madison
Wis
Daniel Boone
Louisville
Allison
Senate
Federal
Omaha
Nebraska
D. K. Pearsons
Yankton
S. D.) College
H. O. Houghton
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Cambridge, Mass
The Tramp and The Remarkable Man Dialog
A brief dialogue excerpt features a tramp resisting work and a remarkably perceptive man noting the tramp’s reluctance to pursue a trade. The exchange highlights themes of idleness and social judgment in a compact vignette.
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Puck
Child Love and Pity in Emerson's Reflection
A brief reflection on a child’s tenderness and emotional appeal. The speaker notes how a child’s weak pose and earnest sobs soften adult hearts, evoking pity and gentle mirth rather than harsh judgment. The tone aligns with Emersonian emphasis on inherent human feeling.
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Chatham
Pericles
Emerson
Writ Denied for Missing Pierce in Missouri Oil Case
The Missouri ouster suit before Special Commissioner Anthony was postponed again due to the absence of H. Clay Pierce, principal witness, who is in New York. The court refused an attachment since Pierce had not been subpoenaed, with proceedings pushed to September 10 and an Aug. 15 deadline set for objections.
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James Bronson Reynolds
New York
University Settlement
Tle
Low
Reynolds
Paris
Berlin
Columbia University
St. Louis
Missouri
Anthony
H. Clay
Pierce
Fredericktown
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Hadley
Rush Co. Lake
Lake
Johnson, Priest and Nagal
Waters-Pierce O1 Company
Johnson
H. Clay Pierce
Priest
French Lick Springs
Vieree
Tadley
Merce
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Smart Boy This One: Stolen Goods Ring Busted
A 19 year old United States Express helper Louis Cross and his brother William Grossman were arrested in New York for a scheme that pasted bogus labels on packages then redirected goods valued near 10000 dollars to Youngstown. Most items recovered and Louis confessed details to police.
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New York
Louis Crossman
United States Express Company
William Grossman
William
Youngstown
Louis
Bennett
Hotel Savoy
Louis Saga
Referendum Ends Southwest Soft Coal Strike in Voters’ Count
In Fort Smith Arkansas on June 16 voters completed the count of the referendum on the Kansas City agreement between soft coal operators and miners. The pact affecting Arkansas Indiana Territory and Missouri was carried by 1400 a two thirds majority ending the strike in the southwest.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Kansas City
Southwest
Arkansas
Indiana Territory
Missouri
Thief and Firebug Angstrand Foiled in Rockford Fire Case
Robert Angstrand a confessed thief and firebug confessed before Chief Bargren to arson at Riverby a summer cottage opposite Harlem Park aimed at luring attorney J E Goembel to burn his home and rob the Goembel residence. The family watched flames yet Angstrand later slept in a barn hay mow and stole jewelry from the Goembel house.
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Rockford
Ill
Robert Angstrand
Bargren
River-By
Rock River
Harlem Park
J. E. Goembel
Goembel
Angstrand
Thief Leaves Note After Jewel and Cash Theft
A thief stole a diamond clay valued at 175 dollars a diamond ring with two opals worth 15 dollars and 195 dollars in cash. The culprit left a note claiming “Many thanks slept in attic and am even new” in an apparent attempt to mislead investigators.
Grand Jury Clears Kankakee Hospital Probe Findings
The grand jury found no bill on charges against the Kankakee Hospital for the Insane board and investigated abuses. One attendant Leslie de Witt was indicted for cruelty to a patient. It also charged Treasurer Charles K R Miller with attempting to collect interest on state funds instead of salary and did not pursue coal contract graft. A patient named Little Ward was harmed and the nurse in charge left for Texas. The panel blamed the institution.
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Kankakee
Hlineis Fasten T Hospital
Cleslie de Witt
Charles KR. Miller
Kittle Ward
Texas
Ferris Still Undecided on Governor Nomination
Big Rapids Michigan June 16 Wood bridge N Ferris says he will not speak on his governor nomination until the election results are known He hints the outcome may influence his stance and aims to satisfy himself before addressing the state central committee Alfred Lyttleton and Sir Frederick Banbury have been elected to the British house of commons as tariff reformers both representing London constituencies.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Woodbridge N. Ferris
State Central Committee
Alfred Lyttleton
Sir Frederick Banbury
House of Commons
London
Chicago live stock market report June 16 1906
Market notes from Chicago show hog receipts and prices across categories with estimated totals for today and yesterday. Light hogs mixed packers and shipping grades feature in ranges from about 66 to 86. Curves for cattle and sheep indicate steady to stronger demand with bulk prices in the mid sixes.
Riots Worsen at Bialystok As Forces Clash
Reports from St Petersburg say violence in Bialystok intensified with mobs attacking police stations and Jews in their homes as troops fired in the streets. A parliamentary inquiry formed to investigate alleged anti Jewish excesses, while hospitals report many wounded and a rising death toll.
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St. Petersburg
Bialystok
Dialysatok
Hessiies
Grodive
Minsk
Mitek
Thumetay
Jacobson
Arakantseff
Karloff
Minak
Stohepkin
Odessa
Neidhardt
WANTED TO BE A COWBOY LADOGA BOY RETURNS HOME
F B Caldwell aged 16 of Ladoga Indiana ran away to become a cowboy and reached Paducah Kentucky where he was assaulted while sleeping under a tree by a companion robbed of his money and left unconscious for hours. He reported to police who treated his injuries, then sent a telegram to his father and the boy returned home with his father taking the next train.
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Ladoga
Ind
F. EB
Herald Caldwell
E. E. Caldwell
Paducah
Padueah
Couple Wed Again in Home Ceremony Over Dubious First Union
Muncie Indiana June 16 Fielden W Puckett and Mrs Kilda McClain wed again at their home after fearing the first ceremony in an adjoining county might not bind The couple said friends urged a second ceremony to satisfy the law requiring a thirty day residence in the license county to validate the union.
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Muncie
Ind
Fielden W. Puckett
Kilda McClain
Pucketts
Treatment for Electric Stroke at Bloomington
The family of Joseph Petroskey, a Lithuanian from Vermilion county, buried his unconscious body after a lightning stroke. His burial was a test to counteract the injury, leaving only his head exposed. The remedy proved effective.
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Bloomington
Joseph Petroskey
Vermilion County
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