Michigan Rail Tax Case Heads to Supreme Court
The Michigan railroad tax plan, created under a constitutional amendment, subjects railroads to a value based levy by a state board. Railroads argue it violates republican government principles and due process, while state officials say taxation rates are set by state law, raising a major test of representative taxation and the scope of Interstate Commerce Commission authority.
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Pingree
Michig
Supreme Court
Senate
Eiths
Michigan
Michi- Hun
Pam
Han
United States
Union
Rairoad
Supreme Court of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michigan Railroad
Reception to Gen Greely at All Souls Church
A reception for Gen W. Greely was held at All Souls Church hosted by the Tuitarian Club. Former Senator Chandler presided and delivered a eulogy on Greely’s life and deeds. Greely spoke in reply and guests noted his promotion and return from San Francisco to Washington to reside for life.
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W. Greely
All Souls’ Church
Tuitarian Club
Chandler
Gen. Greely
Ward Everett Hare
A. B. Pierce
Unitarian Crub
Taft
San Francisco
Wington
Lfe
Death of humble mayor of Woodbridge
Woodbridge New Jersey February 23 Mayor John Palmer head of town affairs also served as scene shifter at a New York Casino Theater died in Bellevue Hospital He was 54 years old Popular locally elected mayor last fall.
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New Jersey
Woodbridge
N. J
John Palmer
Scene St
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Palmer
Ew York
Joan R. Stanton
Pneumoni
Waverly
N. Y
Richard D. van Duzer, Jr
American Basket and Manufacturing Company
Conradi Recital Delights Washington Audiences
Baltimore pianist Luther Conradi assisted by Thomas Stockham Baker offered a refined concert in Washington yesterday. Conradi’s Schubert and Schumann selections impressed a large, prominent audience while Baker’s five songs, including the Boating Song and I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby, drew strong favorable notices from social and musical circles.
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Luther Conradi
Baltimore
Thomas Stockham Baker
Chopra
Baker
Schumann
Goddard
Calderon Carlisle
W. S& Carrol
J. M. Clapp
Durand
Gwynn
Arnold Hague
Hale
Harlan
Holmes
Kean
John R. McLean
Oliver
E. F. Riggs
Lecture on Gettysburg by Maj. R. W. Douthart
Confederate Veterans Hall hosted Maj. R. W. Douthart of Morgantown W V as he lectured on the battle of Gettysburg titled The Nations Most Fearful Crisis He served in Pickett s division and spoke of the charge and its aftermath comparing Gettysburg to Waterloo and noting the Confederate troops would have died for Lee while Meade narrowly avoided a defeat
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Confederate Veterans’ Hall
Eleventh
H Streets
Gettysburg
R. W. Douthart
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
W. Vacs
Douthart
Pickett
Batte
Maj
Waterloo
Napoleon
Paris
Getturg
Lee
Meade
Potomac
Portrait Gift From Talented Young Artist To Mrs Longworth
Mrs Longworth received a colored pencil portrait of her sister Miss Ethel Roosevelt as a wedding gift from Mr and Mrs Butterfield. The portrait was created by their daughter Miss Marie Louise R Butterfield who had two similar works shown at the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris last year. She was not sixteen when those were exhibited. The Butterfields are wintering in Washington. Mr Butterfield once served in the consular service and now pursues literary work at Oxford. He belongs to the Authors Club in London whose president is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Chicago
Hioch
Herrweiler
Smaah
Germany
Bingen-on-the-Rhine
Jacob Schmitt
Hoch
Uisch
United States
Martha Steinbrecher
Mary Rankin
Martha Hertefield
Mary Nloch
Wheeling
W. Va
Cincinnati
Clara Atte
Julia Dose
Hamilton
Ohio
Ayouse of Correction
Anee Goehrke
St. Louis
Mary Backer
Marie Welsker
Emilie Fischer
Welcker Koch
Audd
No Danger in China Said by Rockhill Cable
A State Department telegram from Mr. Rockhill says no imminent danger of a Chinese uprising but urges utmost precaution. He notes missionary troubles are not more frequent than usual, mainly due to local abuses. China aims to prevent foreign revolts and Japan pledges to protect foreigners. boycott may continue with limited friction. Peter F. Collier returns from Europe saying he will attack Town Topics and related papers to abolish them.
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State Department
Rockhill
China
Shanghai
Japan
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promote Quick Relief
Mrs T Francisco of Battle Creek Mich testifies that Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve headaches nervousness dizziness indigestion and neuralgia by soothing nerves. The ad claims nearly immediate cure with no injury and a money back guarantee if not helped. Sold in 25 doses for 25 cents.
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Miu
Miles
T. Francisco
Forelady
Battle Creek
Mich
Home Made Cakes and Biscuits with Royal Baking Powder
Home makers can use Royal Baking Powder to bake fresher, cleaner and tastier cake, biscuits, puddings, frosted layers, crisp cookies and crullers at home. It promises quick, economical results and outshines ready-made options.
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Royal
Hotels listed by city with guest names and ties to Raleigh
A long list of hotel guests and transients in cities including Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Canada France and the United States Navy. Names include Robert Crain G A Brack Miss Zeigler Mrs T W Williamson J Pugh J Lawrence D Davis H Condit J Klein J Morrison J McKinty J M Kelley G W Jenking J Roberts etc. The note also reports a verdict in New York on a gown and fur bill for Mrs Katherine Ballou known as Mrs Watrous.
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Baltimore
Robert Crain
New Willard
G. A. Brack
Brown
National
George P. Gulla
Mies
A. C. Sawyer
Cairo
Chicago
W. P. Shattuck
J. P. Pugh
Shoreham
George Wilson
Cornelia Conger
Raleigh
E. D. Fritch
F. Gauler
J. Lonquin
St. James
A. Cohen
Duncan Cannon
G. C. Cowell
New York City
J. ©. Clark
F. L. Graefe
Laffray
Philadelph
A—E. Benson
HH. Chase
J. W. Lyman
R. L. Hayes
B.D. Sternberger
A. H. Cannon
H. Williams
D. Adams
W. H. Goll
A Watts
C. E. Lambert
W. D. Mann
J. GC. Miller
J. HE. Mann
Pittsbourg
J. M. Hastings
Laewrenen
FP. Monahan
M. T. Fuller
Po N. Miller
Charles J. Graham
Charles EB. Breltwieser
Frank Pearson
L. N. Grove
G. F. Wentzel
Richmond
W. A. Chambers
Mrs. D. Watson
G. W. Koiner
Arizona
O. Murphy
Arlington
California
W. R. Wheeler
San Francisco
R. T. Legge
McCloud
Colorado
A. N. O'Brien
Denver
Connecticut
T. W Putnam
New London
F. H. Cogswell
Edna Nettleton
Washington
J. BR. Marvin
Norwalk
Georgia
J. ©. Wheatley
A. T. Sharp
H. A M. Hopper
Atlanta
Illinois
J. J. Bertholdt
Alton
Indiana
A. C. Hawkins
Indianapolis
Iowa
Euugene Ryan
Dubuque
Kentucky
N. C. Cureton
Louisville
Ebbitt
Massachusetts
M. V
Lacombe
Woods Hall
A. Parsons
Worcester
B. B. Mellen
Brockton
Riggs
Mary
Wills
Avite
Buffalo
M. G. Stockmett
G. Logan
G. A. Rielly
A. W. Scott
Albany
William Kirk
J. J. Lyons
Troy
G. M. Saegmuiler
PF. S. Miller
Rochester
P. G. Bighé
Yonkers
Rateigh
FL. Stone
Pulaski
J. A. Blant
F. M. Blake
F. Blake
Elizabeth
J. W. Alford
East Orange
D. W. Lee
EF. Baldwin
Lakewood
A. McK. Bond
Princeton
Allan Benny
Beyonne
James
North Carolina
J. Franklin
Mia W. Is Butt
Charlotte
MM. Carter
Wilson
Ohio
Personal Washington lecture illustrated by Ellsworth
W. W. Ellsworth told National Geographic Society members at National Rifles Armory about Washington the man and organizer using lantern slides from his collection. The talk highlighted Washingtons diary captions, youth love letters to Virginia belles, the cherry tree myth, and a ledger of card winnings and a household expense record from 1772 to 1775.
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W. W. Elsworth
Century Company
National Geographic Society
National Rifles’ Armory
Washington
Mr. Ellsworth
America
Virginia
Weems
Ellsworth
United States
Musicale at Pythian Temple Draws 300-Plus Crowd
A large audience of more than 300 attended a musical and literary entertainment and dance at Pythian Temple last night, presented by Hope Council No. 1, Sons of Jonadab. The program featured Miss Beatrice Johnson, J A Clarke, Miss Hisse Rieber, George Rieber, B I Hutchinson, PF A Hutchinson, J A Trunnell, A W Lyles, C W Ricketts, John Philpot, W B R Fardon, T Brown, Miss R Jones, J J Spellman, Norman Daly, John Irving, J Salb, Hugh F Taylor, and Prof T Garland.
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Pythian Temple
Hope Council
Sons of Jonadab
Beatrice Johnson
J. A. Clarke
Hisse Rieber
George Rieber
B. I. Hutchinson
PF. A. Hutchinson
J. A. Trunnell
A. W. Lyles
C. W. Ricketts
John Philpot
W. BR. Fardon
T. Brown
Cuticura Remedies a Household Standby
A reader recounts rapid eczema relief in her daughter after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, then treats a poison oak case in a child with the same products. She notes living twelve miles from a doctor and the remedies as a valuable household standby. Oct 13 1905 Fairmount Tennessee.
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Dolto
Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmount
Walden’s Ridge
Tenn
Bostons Mass
Atalee
Hoch Executed After Court Denies Appeal
Hoch faced execution at 1 32 PM after Judge Landis refused to grant an appeal or supersedeas. Attorneys Maher and Comerford pressed for delay, but Hoch remained composed, bade farewell to guards, and declared innocence as the drop fell.
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Hoch
Peters
Whitman
Comerfort
Jasler Whitman
Comerford
Maher
Landis
Johann
McNamara
Edward Maher
Federal Supreme Court
Ian
Judge Landis
Supreme Court Appeal Pending After Hoch Execution
Lawyers warn that if Hoch retained right of appeal at execution, criminal proceedings could target public officers involved. Hoch’s body was turned over to a local undertaker and buried at his expense.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Hoch
Story of Hochs crimes and trials across states
Chicago February report details Hochs many marriages across Ohio Illinois and West Virginia. He faced murder charges for the widow Welcker Hoch and was convicted of murder with a death sentence later commuted then denied further appeals. Authorities traced multiple marriages and suspected poisonings linked to his actions.
Banker Zimmerman Pleads Not Guilty in National Bank Case
In Cleveland a former Wooster banker, Zimmermann, pleaded not guilty to eleven counts charging misapplication of bank funds and unissued bills. Three physicians testified arsenic caused death in the Webber Hoch case. the defendant admitted he did not perform a post mortem. Trial set for March 19 in Federal court.
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Webber Hoch
Ohio
Cleveland
Jrr
Zim Merman
Wooster
United States Court
Zimmerman
Woman Dies After Fire Over Money at Waslington Ave Apartment
Mrs John Hanley returned to her flat on 6050 Waslington Avenue to get money and died after a blaze trapped her in a third floor closet. Her son escaped with her, firemen pulled three others from the building, the structure suffered 5000 in loss, and the incident is linked to a money motive.
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Chicago
John Hanley
Stanley
Waslington Avenue
James Murphy endorses Warner's Safe Cure for kidney disease
A Joliet resident testifies at length that Warner's Safe Cure cured his kidney trouble after doctor failure. He praises the medicine, notes his recovery at age eighty four, and urges others with similar issues to try the remedy. The ad promises free trial bottles and medical booklets from Warner's Safe Cure Co. in Rochester, New York.
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James P. Murphy
S. Joliet St
Joliet
Ill
Warner
Washington Post
James Murphy
Alan
South Joliet Street
Gorle
Warner's
Safe Cure CO
Rochester
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Unitarian Club
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Equity Court No. 4
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Columbia Theater
Maj. Douthart
Rockhill Cables
Collier
Peter F. Collier
Coller's Weekly
England
Ireland
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Cedric
Henad
Royal BaKil
Canada
L Mitchell
Woodstock
Ontario
W. Cork
Toronto
Hirbitt
A. H. Wile Hiama
France
P. Banan-Varilla
United States Navy
J. A. H. Nickelin
J. P. Murdock
Ica
YORK
W. W. Ellsworth
Musicale
Entertainment of Hope Council
Cuthura
Cuticura
J. R. Burkland
Burkland
Great Northern Hotel
Union League Club
Hoeh
Seventh and K Streets
Ruary
Men's Clothing Dept
Supreme Court of
Agaist Hoch
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