Tillman Attacks Federal Courts in Senate Debate
South Carolina Senator Tillman delivers a sweeping indictment of United States courts from the Supreme Court down. He asserts many federal judges favor railways and questions their infallibility, citing cases and a Tampico trip for judges McPherson Phillips Pollock. He contrasts presidential praise in one matter with criticism in another.
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Washington
Tillman
S Senate
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Tampico
Kansas
McPherson
Phillips
Pollock
Paul Morton
Humphrey
Tillman Uproar Over Judge Jenkins and Rail Case
The exchange centers on Judge James G. Jenkins and the Northern Pacific receivership of 1895. Tillman claims injunctive actions against strikers reflect improper law ignoring and cites impositions on workers, editors, and impeached judges. Spooner challenges Tillman, prompting a tense back and forth culminating in apologies.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
James G. Jenkins
Seventh Circuit
Tillman
Jenkins
Northern Pacific
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Pardee
Georgia
Swayne
Senate
Mathematician and Convict McGinnis Convicted of Forgery
Michael Ange lot McGinnis an ex college professor and author of a standard mathematics work was found guilty of forgery and given ten years in the state pen. He and a partner forged a deed to a city lot and sold it for 300. McGinnis had led a varied career as high school principal publisher and political figure in several states.
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Kansas City
Michael Angelot McGinnis
McGinnins
Oconto
Wis
Medford
Julesburg
Colo
Logan County
John Nanier
Newton County
McGinnis
United States
England
Taggart Expected to Yield in Indiana Democratic Party
Indianapolis May 4 There is little doubt rules for selecting the Democratic state committee will be changed at the coming state convention June 7. Anti Taggart forces have pressed for the change and the story is that when the state committee meets May 9 it will recommend the change. The anti Taggart camp appears to gain the main objective restoring the old method of organization.
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Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
Taggart
Two unions in Chicago still without closed shop
In Chicago on May 4 only two of thirty three unionized building trades have not secured a closed shop. Structural non workers and stone derrick men strike for closed shop and higher wages. Only one skyscraper is under construction now while others halt. Hope for quick adjustment in a few days.
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Chicago
Eagle steals Brentwood's ten pound carp on river outing
In Morocco Indiana on May 4 Simon Brentwood of Glenwood Illinois reeled a ten pound carp then faced an eagle swoop that seized the fish and flew off. In Ontario three men drowned when the tug Clipper sank near Port Arthur after a leak.
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Morocco
Ind
Kankakee River
Simon Brentwood
Glenwood
Brentwood
Owen Sound
Ont
Clipper
S. &. Spanish Boom Company
Port Arthur
McIntosh
Ed Flesher
Johnson
Midland
Lost His Life for Another in Chicago Refinery
Joseph Hickish and William Voss, night engineer and fireman at Nelson Morris & Co lard refinery in the Union stock yards, were asphyxiated repairing a gas-filled lard tank. Hickish went to rescue Voss after Voss failed to return, sacrificing his life in the attempt.
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Chicago
Joseph Hickish
William Voss
Nelson Morris & Co
Union Stock Yards
Voss
Hickish
Marine Strike Lacks Progress At Lake Ports
Toledo Ohio May 4 There are no new developments in the marine strike. No ore or coal boats have arrived and railroads will not employ non union workers to operate unloading machines for several days. Lumber boats arrive daily and are unloaded by union men. No major activity at lake ports.
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Toledo
Child Drowns in Rural Water Trough at Royerton
A two year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Mansfield, slipped from the house and fell into a yard water trough north of Royerton near Muncie Indiana. She drowned before aid could reach her.
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Muncie
Ind
Henry Mansfield
Royerton
Philippines Outlaw Hunt Targets Montalon Band
Manila reports next week a constabulary force with Governor Juan Schaick’s Cavite forces will pursue Montalon and his outlaw band south of the Taal volcano. Authorities predict the group cannot escape by sea.
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Manila
Juan Schaick
Cavite
Montalon
Taal
Bambits
Sion
Dowie and estranged family severed ties amid tragedy
John Alexander Dowie faces repudiation from Zion and his family as bitterness grows. A daughter, once part of his circle, died from severe burns after a gasoline explosion he prayed over, calling in a doctor only when it was too late, signaling the start of his decline.
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John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Zion
Dowle
Russian Students Involved In Vincennes Bomb Incident
A bomb exploded in the Vincennes forest near Charenton killing Russian student Striga and badly wounding companion Sokoloff. Both were School of Mines students and members of a revolutionary society. Police details describe a hidden depot, prior similar incidents, and ongoing searches for other bombs as authorities pursue the case.
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Paris
Vincennes
Striga
Sokoloff
Charenton
School of Mines
Russian Students’ Union
Revolutionary Society
Prefecture of Police
Forest of
St. Petersburg
Alexander III
Alfonso
Loubet
McKinley Estate Hearing Over Executor Account
George B. Somerville auditor of Abner McKinley estate held a hearing in Somerset on creditors' exceptions to Mrs. Annie E. McKinley executrix account. Attorneys request subpoena for Mrs. McKinley at Tampa alleging evasion. claims include furniture removal before an orphans sale to Hermanus L. Baer for 16000 and minimal personal property at sale. Estate historically noted as solvent.
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Somerset
George B. Somerville
Abner McKinley
Court House
Annie E. McKinley
John R. Scott
McKinley
Tampa
Fla
McKinley Place
Hermanus L. Baer
Indicted ex-supervisor Fowle commits suicide in Milwaukee
Milwaukee May 4 Frank M Fowle a former supervisor under indictment by the last grand jury killed himself at his South Milwaukee home by shooting in the head with a 32 caliber revolver. He died about an hour later and worry over the indictments is believed to have caused the act. He was 30 years old.
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Milwaukee
Frank M. Fowle
Fowle
Armenian Reds Plot to Rob Baku Arsenal Foiled
In Baku on May 4 Armenian revolutionists tunnelled toward the Salivansk arsenal to steal the reserve rifle cartridges and uniforms. Their 00 foot tunnel ran beneath several houses with electric lighting. They were spotted by an officer before reaching the magazine.
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Baku
Salivansk
Sa's
Been in Harness for Forty Years
George Freeman Aldrich died suddenly of heart failure at age 59 in Birmingham Michigan on May 4. He had worked nearly forty years for the D G H and M division of the Grand Trunk Railway, and twenty six years before that served as operator and ticket agent at Royal Oak.
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Birmingham
Mich
George Freeman Aldrich
Aldrich
Grand Trunk
Royal Oak
Miners’ Convention Ends Without Settlement Hint of Strike
Scranton, May 4. The miners’ convention adjourned at 11:45 AM after hearing delegates on operators' refusals to grant demands. Little chance of settlement described, with a strike in the anthracite fields deemed imminent.
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Scranton
Evening Journal
Miners’ Convention
Four Men Killed as Derrick Collapses in Maine Quarry
In Rockland Maine four men died when a derrick collapsed at the Ulmer Hardrock Limerock quarry. The accident occurred on May 4 and authorities began investigations while salvage operations continued at the site.
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Rockland
Ulmer Hardrock
London Waldorf Astor’s Son Weds Virginia Bride
At the Waldorf Astor home in London the son of William Waldorf Astor married Mrs Maurice Shaw of Virginia. The report notes social ceremony amid postwar era lines and confirms the union of prominent families.
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London
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Maurice Shaw
Virginia
France
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
National Hardwood Laumber Association
Memphis
Hartford
San Francisco
Markets Report Chicago May 4 1906 livestock and hogs
Market figures from Chicago show cattle at 2000 steady and hogs mixed with prices 6 20 to 6 42 for bulk and 5 35 to 6 20 for pigs. Western natives and yearlings reach 4 90 and 6 00, sheep and lambs steady. Beevens bracket 4 00 to 6 10 in cattle. Beach Wickham Co. and McCall Bros. served as agents.
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Chicago
Seles
Yestern
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
San Francisco Reconstruction Plans Stalled by Money Fears
May 4 San Francisco committees led by Harriman McCarthy and Jeremieges push for action on city recovery but no funding plan exists. Harriman favors rapid work over perfect plans while Mayor Schmitz cautions against grand beautification schemes and the city faces a 100 million dollar rebuilding bill. General Greely warns only eleven days of rations remain and food distribution must be addressed immediately.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
San Francises
PH. Harriman
HL McCarthy
Rufus T. Jeremieges
Harriman Wild
Aerriman
San Francisco Recovery Notices Highlight Balance Restored
Banks report deposits exceed withdrawals as retail permits rise and 500 retailers operate in new quarters. The Red Cross warns against relief workers in the city, while Chief Dinan sets a work program for misdemeanor offenders. C E Loss & Co abandons the conduit plan, noting delays in rebuilding the Geary street system. United Railways resumes overhead service days after the fire, with cable lines still stalled.
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General Greely
Devine
Red Cross
San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
The
Building Trades Council
McCarthy
Dinan
C. Be, Loss
C. E. Loss & Co
Geary Street
Municipal Electric
United Railways Company
Loss
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Consin
Jena
Smith McPherson
Iowa
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Cummins
Council Bluffs
Carter
Wisconsin
South Carolina
Eagle
Abner M'Kinley
Hopkinsville
John Roland
Joe Springfeld
Willian
Charles Lane
Prinnceton
Swaehine
Dewey
Philippines
Suez
la Rochefoucauld
Grain Market
Harrisman
Greely
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Prise
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