Prison for Magnates Jail Terms as Deterrents
President's legal adviser lauds Sherman anti trust law but finds it incomplete to cure ills of the body politic fostered by trusts. He contends fines deter only in some cases, while imprisonment serves better when many illegal acts occur. Supreme Court decisions bolster federal reach over corporations. public interest drives test cases for speedier rulings.
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Washington speech edits hint tariff clash with Cannon
Special to The Washington Fest reports a Times dispatch from New York on June 2 that Speaker Cannon blue penciled the President's Indianapolis speech removing tariff revision passages. Taft favored revision. Cannon allegedly pressured the President to omit the contentious sections to avoid unsettling business on the eve of the campaign.
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Rogers backs courts over Roosevelts rail control plan
Standard Oil magnate Henry H. Rogers prefers letting the courts decide constitutional questions raised by President Roosevelts Indianapolis speech. Rogers believes railroads will challenge any move to place common carriers under federal control and supervision, urging patience until legal opinions are given. He was seen at Hotel Du Parc Vichy with Mrs. Rogers after arriving with his wife.
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Roosevelt and law on railroad supervision argued
The speaker questions who may supervise railroad control and suggests the issue requires lawyers in the United States. He notes it is a new matter and prefers not to express a personal opinion, stating it is best left to lawyers at home.
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Bitter Against Eugenie at Levante is Report
Paris June 2 ill feeling of the French masses toward former Empress Eugenie widow of Napoleon II is shown by the case over art claimed as her husband s personal property The popular press calls her an adventuress and a public uproar follows the court ruling in her favor The Martin reports priceless items including gifts relics of Napoleon and valued near a million dollars prompting an official government appeal.
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Croker Aims for Irish Nationalist Seat in Britain
London reports recount Richard Croker’s hoped entry into British Parliament as an Irish Nationalist. He has supported the party, lent funds, aided electioneering, and appeared at Dublin’s convention, but health and citizenship issues may block a candidacy.
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Booker T Washington to Settle on Van Wyck Estate
Huntington L I June reports Booker T Washington plans residence on the Van Wyck estate in West Neck near Huntington Harbor. He will work with Prof J R Cox of Columbia on a book, with his family abroad, neighbors including many prominent social figures nearby, and limited social activity expected this summer.
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Russian famine relief ends as Russia funds own care
The Russian famine committee reports lime for foreign subscriptions has ceased as Russia can now feed its people. Prince Loft credits Britain and the United States for aid that pressured the government to act. With the Douma appropriations total aid reaches 87 million dollars, 96 million of which funds scurvy relief in Ufa and sustains 30 000 eating places feeding 2 500 000 people. Harvest prospects in Central Russia appear the best in a dozen years after ample rainfall and favorable temperatures.
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Paris Thrilled by Drama At Grand Cuigne Theater
A Paris play at Grand Cuigne Theater satirizes official distress after submarine disasters. The production shows a submarine interior and a commander, an inexperienced officer, and opium use, ending in death and chaos as crew members drown in torment. The second act features a navy in port, with a secretary praising patriotic sacrifice. The piece probes antimilitarist themes and the sham of funerary eulogies.
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Tribute to Mrs McKinley at Canton First Methodist
June 2 Canton. Oslo. Memorial services held at the First Methodist Church for Mrs. McKinley. Rev Buxton praised her judgment and faith in President McKinley. The draped McKinley pew reserved for close relatives. A portrait stood before the rostrum as mourners filled the church.
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Wine adulteration crisis in France sparks protests and reforms
Paris reports widespread distress among French wine growers due to overproduction and low prices. Fraudulent practices expanded after phylloxera devastated two thirds of vineyards thirty years earlier, including submerged vineyards and wine made from sugar and chemicals. Experts warn that despite anti fraud efforts, overproduction persists, suggesting shifting land from vineyards to wheat and other crops.
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London Douma adjourns after anti terror framework
London reports the Social Demoratic Congress finished its session by denying further disruption and endorsing the continuation of the Douma. The Fisher Union hosted a farewell for delegates with James Ramsay MacDonald and Prince Peter A. Kropotkin among attendees as revolutionaries cheered. Delegates began their perilous journeys home after rousing speeches.
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Japanese Urge Inquiry on Treatment of Nipponese in America
Report says members of the progressive party plan a special meeting to consider the American question and formulate demands on American authorities through Tokyo government regarding alleged persecutions of Japanese in the United States. Public opinion across Tokyo is reported to be shifting.
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PLAN WAR ON WHITE PLAGUE MEETING CALLED
American Tuberculosis League delegates in Atlantic City N J call a June 6 international medical association meeting to form an American section. Dr William B Z Snow of New York and Dr George Brown sign the call. European members include Parisian Dr J wa Reviere, the association president. Anti tuberculosis league sessions resume tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church with papers on control causes and possible cures.
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British colonial canal plan linked with speed and subsidies
An American consular report from Canada Australia and New Zealand outlines a near term all British canal route linking colonies with Britain. Proposals call for three 25 knot Atlantic steamers four day passages and eighteen knot Pacific service with a ten year five million dollar annual subsidy to guarantee returns.
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Witness to a Marvelous Future by Justice Brewer
Justice Brewer argues for a future led by public conscience and global legal norms. He extols science, universal welfare, and the spread of publicity to curb corporate misdeeds while urging individual responsibility and broad civic participation.
The King of the Crossing
New York on June 2 describes a policeman who guards a wide array of pedestrians crossing Broadway. He guides a small boy with wood and an egg case, keeping gentle contact on the boy’s shoulder as they cross. The piece portrays the officer as a benevolent monarch, ruling with calm authority and kindness.
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Wherein They Differ. A quip on statesmen and politicians
A Chicago News column presents a playful exchange where a father explains that a statesman is a politician who has made his pile and a politician is a statesman who is still poor. The note hints at Margus satire.
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