Judge Parker Warns of One Man Power and New Government Form
Ex judge Alton B Parker spoke at the James town exposition on Constitution Day, opposing expanding executive powers and warning of creating judicial commissions with legislative function and unchecked appointment power, arguing it would alter the U S government from its constitutional balance. He cited funds solicited from corporations and urged rejection of such changes in form of government.
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Norfolk
Alton B. Parker
Parker
United States
Congress
Expansion as federal power under interstate commerce clause
Judge Parker critiques expansion of the interstate commerce clause citing President Roosevelt and urging caution. He warns that asserting broad federal regulation could transform production within states via executive boards and commissions, and warns against imperial federal power.
Whole Navy Deserts Salvadorean Steamer
Offcers cooks and crew of the steam schooner President, sent to back the Salvadorean government, have returned aboard the City of Para after abandoning the President at Acajutla port. Chief Engineer George R. Lindsay walked the wharf defying soldiers, signaling immunity with his international certificate.
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San Francisco
President
Para
Acajutla
Salvador
George R. Lindsay
Figueroa
President and crew sail home after Acajutla incident
Lindsay led the President to Acajutla amid trouble. He claimed Salvadoreans tried to intoxicate his crew but failed. He promised to meet the governor there, then departed with his party aboard the City of Para for home, with the crew aboard the President ready to resign.
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Ficate
President
San Francisco
Lindsay
Acajutla
Acajutia
Para
Chicago Charter Defeated in City Election
Chicago voters rejected the proposed new city charter with an unofficial 40 000 to 45 000 against and about 150 000 total votes. Amendments to the municipal court act passed by a small margin. South park commissioners and local groups credited with defeating the charter. Republicans were weak at the polls and lacked funds and volunteers.
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Chicago
South Park Commissioners
Democratic County Central Committee
United Societies For
Republican Organization
Charterites
Ohio Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Illinois
In Bloomington Illinois on September 18 Oscar Heinrich Peoria county clerk woke to license requests from William H Munson Fosteria Ohio seeking to wed Mabel Strauss and Clinton Rumber Canton Ohio seeking to wed Josephine Whaley. The clerk noted a wave of Ohio couples choosing Illinois to marry.
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Bloomington
Ohio
Illinois
Oscar Heinrich
Peoria County
William H. Munson
Fostoria
Mabel Strauss
Clinton Rumber
Canton
Josephine Whaley
Henry Tschudy
Surgeon Major Jas. Carroll Dies in Washington
Major Jas. Carroll surgeon U S A and member of the Cuban yellow fever commission is dead at his Washington home. The commission he served on identified the mosquito as the yellow fever vector. Carroll allowed a mosquito infected by three cases to bite him and contracted the disease four days later but recovered.
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Washingtonn
Jas. Carroll
Cuba
Dope Fiend Pleads for Reform in Port Huron Burglary Case
Harry Watson 20 from Toledo cried before Judge E I Law seeking institutional help after admitting burglary of Folks shoe store. He pleaded to be sent somewhere he could regain manhood saying he is a dope fiend and fears if released he will relapse and end badly.
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Port Huron
Mich
E. I. Law
Harry Watson
Toledo
Wateson
Roosevelt Letter to Burton Shapes Cleveland Mayoral Race
Representative Burton releases Roosevelt’s letter urging him to join the local Republican leadership against Mayor Tom L. Johnson. The statement discusses national phases of Cleveland’s upcoming municipal election with Burton as Republican nominee for mayor.
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Roosevelt
Burton
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Telegrapher Strike Appeal Issued by Labor Leaders
Washington telegraphers strike prompts a financial aid appeal issued from federation headquarters. President Small of the Telegraphers union signs the appeal while President Gompers of the AFL offers general endorsement for the effort urging organized labor nationwide to contribute.
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Washington
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Gompers
Baseball scores from September league games
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS Chicago, Sept. 18 Following are the baseball scores League At Brooklyn Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 6 at Boston New York 8 Boston at St. Louis Pittsburg 2 St. Louis 0 American At Philadelphia New York 11 Philadelphia 3 at Cleveland St. Louis 2 Cleveland 0 second game St. Louis 6 Cleveland 5 at Detroit Chicago 1 Detroit 9 six innings darkness at Washington Boston 1 Washington 9
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Man Ends Life After Calling Wife Too Mean
Joseph Gallenbrock a Springfield meat market owner a German by birth telephoned his wife saying she was too mean for him and that he would never return home. He then went to a field near Springfield and shot himself in the temple dying instantly.
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Springfield
Ill
Joseph Gallenbrock
Pupin's Telephony Breakthrough Expands Long Distance Reach
Professor Michael I. Pupio of Columbia University is hailed as a top scientist for improving telephony. His work reduced wire size and weight, boosting audibility and enabling clear conversations over twice the previous distance. A Hungarian native, Pupin came to America as a boy.
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Qne
Michael I. Pupio
Columbia University
Pupin
New York
Chicago
Hungary
America
Standard Oil Suit Progresses Amid Bond Dispute
Testimony in the federal case against Standard Oil of New Jersey continues in New York. Clarence Fay admits subsidiaries’ earnings and assets for 1899 to 1906 while prosecutors press for full asset detail. Chicago bonds for Standard Oil Indiana rise to 6 million as Judge Grosscup weighs a 29.24 million judgment appeal.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
St. Louis
Clarence G. Fay
Standard Oil Company
Fay
New Jersey Company
Standard Oil
Kellogg
Standard Oil Company i
Chicago
Indiana
Landis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Peter 8S. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
John 8. Miller
Alfred D. Eddy
Merritt Starr
Miller
Grosscup
Standard Ol Company
Sims
Hoch Reflects on 2 Cent Fare Question in Kansas
Governor Hoch released a letter to a Kansas senate member outlining his stance on the 2 cent fare dispute. He notes uncertainty over methods to secure the result and cites Patrick Henry on possible special legislative action. He mentions the railroad board's Oct 5 effective date and awaits railroad plans before acting. He adds that railroads could have halted the discrimination voluntarily if they had sense.
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Topeka
Kan
Hoch
Kansas Senate
Patrick Henry
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Oklahoma ratifies Constitution amid landslide vote
Early returns from the Sept. 18 election indicate ratification of the Constitution by an overwhelming majority in Oklahoma City. C. N. Haskell, Democrat, elected governor, and state-wide prohibition is believed to have carried.
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Oklahoma City
Q. T
C. N. Haskell
Missionary reports Eskimo distress from failed Labrador fisheries
Battle Harbor Labrador dispatch by mail steamer to St Johns notes Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell aboard the Strathcona reporting widespread hardship in Eskimo settlements as northward fisheries failed this season. Native fishermen faced better luck in the south while numerous visiting vessels, including a German warship, brought supplies to Moravian missions.
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Battle Harbor
Labrador
St. Johns
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Strathcona
Newfoundland
Murray Learns His Own Case In Court
In Muncie Indiana on September 18 Hamilton Murray a farmer with prior intoxication charges faced Judge Gass. The judge challenged him to plead his own case and Murray gave a brief explanation of extenuating circumstances. The judge then fined him one dollar plus costs and Murray paid eleven dollars from a leather wallet before leaving, vowing not to offend again.
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Muncie
Ind
Hamilton Murray
Gass
Murray
Lost in woods near Cheboygan a berry picker found
Mrs. Mary Brazel and companion Mrs. Heaphy searched for eight miles east of Cheboygan Michigan after straying from a berry gathering party. Rescuers found Brazel near noon the next day resting under a tree, little the worse for her adventure.
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Cheboygan, Mich
Mary Brazel
Heaphy
Brazel
Reporter Hurriedly Hurts From Staircase Fall
Jackson Mich Sept 18 While James Hudson a reporter on the Jackson Citizen Press fell down stairs his wife dreamed he was dying and woke to hear groans from the stairs She found only bruises and cuts and he ordered a gate to prevent a repeat accident.
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Jackson
Mich
James Hudson
Jackson Citizen Press
Trudson
Pettibone Faces Possible Death in Court Case
Pettibone, confined in Ida county, cannot appear in district court as doctors state he suffers from a bladder ulcer that may prove fatal if not treated. An operation may be required, but survival is uncertain.
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Pettibone
Ida
George A. Pettibone
Hogs and Cattle Market Report Chicago Sept 18 1907
Estimated hog receipts 21000 with 5356 left over. Market steady at yesterday's average. Cattle receipts about 20000 and steady. Sheep around 22000 and weak about 10 lower.
Receipts and Market Outlook Across Livestock Trade
Estimated receipts today total 21 000 Seta more than yesterday with tomorrow at 8 000. Market holds steady from yesterday with cattle at 21 000 and steady to slow, sheep at 28 000 and weak to 10 lower.
Market Closing Report Shows Mixed Demand
Closing market summary indicates active to steady trade overall with 7.8 average operation. Bulk cattle ranged 60 to 620 with 36 head used. cattle slow and weak while sheep remained weak with declines of 10 to 15 compared to yesterday.
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Chicago
Local Iowa Contact Detail Published for Culver Firm
Furnished by J. W. Culver & Co of Washington Iowa includes a contact phone 741 and a note indicating readiness to respond. The snippet presents a brief business listing with a closing remark.
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J. W. Culver & Co
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
John A. Babcock Urges Timely Replies for Square Deal
A note from John A. Babcock invites prompt responses to secure a fair square deal. The author signals expectation of timely cooperation and clear terms.
Judson Lets Fly on Navy and War Fears in Manchuria Report
Captain William V. Judson, Army Corps of Engineers, decries naval weakness and warns of coming wars. He urges a larger army and criticizes diplomacy and naval policy amid tensions with Germany and Japan. The report reflects disillusionment after Manchuria observations and questions about the Monroe Doctrine Philippines and the canal.
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Washington
William V. Judson
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
Judson
Pacific
Roosevelt
Manchuria
United States Navy
Philippines
Panama Canal
United States
Fie
Barr Seeks Relief as Jamestown Expo Director General
In Norfolk on September 18 James W. Barr writes to the Jamestown Exposition directors asking to be relieved of duties as director general following ongoing conflict with President Harry St. George Tucker over social features of the event.
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Norfolk
Committee of Directors
Harry St. George Tucker
James W. Barr
Tucker
Barr
Methodist Bishop Viruses Critics Revival Methods
Kansas City reports Bishop John H. Vincent, a longtime church leader, condemning sensational revival tactics at a Kansas Chautauqua. He argued such methods spark only fleeting enthusiasm and can cause more harm than good for the Methodist revival.
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Kansas City
John H. Vincent
Kansas
Kashima Turret Explosion Kills Twenty Seven
Twenty seven men die and sixteen are wounded when a 12 inch shell explodes in the Kashima battle ship turret. Kosakabi mine disaster near Kotaru results in thirty drownings and one hundred houses burned. Sixteen more injuries follow a Racine Wisconsin railroad collision. Elks members and chauffeur die in auto crash near Colorado Springs. Casablanca Moorish acceptance of French peace terms signals end of the war. The twentieth annual meeting of the American Association of Gynecologists opens at Hotel Cadillac Detroit.
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Kosakabi
Kotaru
Japan
Northwestern
Racine
Wis
Elks’ Society
Colorado Springs
Colo
Casablanca
American Association of and Gynecologists
Cadillac
Detroit
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Chicago Charter
Prairie State
Michael. Pupin
Standardoil
Government Inquisitor
Costa
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is Witt
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North American Commission Company
Germany
Captain
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