Report on Investigation Clears Harvey Wiley of Charges
The board reports no politics in the inquiry and exonerates Harvey W. Wiley chief of the department of agriculture food expert. It notes compromises and a unanimous vote while recounting hearings where rulings were overruled and lines of inquiry diverted to a referee board. Wiley says he felt paralyzed and ceased appealing to Secretary Wilson.
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Hington
Harvey. W. Wiley
Department
Agricul
Moss
Gether
Whiley
Remsen
Wiley
REO
Wilson
Fire Routs Infirmary Patients at Dunning Institution
Fire destroyed the old infirmary building at the Dunning insane and tubercular hospital in Illinois. Hundreds of patients were moved to safety as guards and police restrained violent inmates who attacked staff amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning
Fife
Chicago
Is) Institute For the
Old Poorhouse
Hfa
Bomb hurled at Premier Yuan Shi Kai in Peking
A bomb attack in Peking narrowly missed Premier Yuan Shi Kai. The incident convinces the ruler that revolutionaries are determined to kill him if possible. Precautions are heightened as guards, soldiers, and police increase vigilance to prevent further attempts.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Assasdeans
Heyburn challenges Gompers over alleged illegal acts
U.S. Senator Heyburn presses Gompers to present in court any evidence of dynamiting or unlawful acts as charged. Gompers retorts that he denies knowledge of such conduct and cites his American citizenship path from immigrant factory boy to U S citizen.
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Washington, D
Heyburn
American Federationist
Burns
United States
Bill to Aid Farmers Through Agricultural Colleges Introduced
Congress considers a joint bill by Representative Lever and Senators Smith and Page to endow and support state agricultural colleges. The measure aims to place trained county extension personnel in every agricultural county, funded by federal and state money, to promote modern farming methods nationwide.
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Agricultural Colleges
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Lever
South Carolina
Senate
Hoke Smith
Page
National Soil Fertility League
Colleges of Agriculture
National Conservation Congress
Kansas City
House
United States
Preacher Attacked After Church Dispute in Muskogee
Rev. D. Noland Smith preached a dedicatory sermon at First Methodist Episcopal church under guard after a two week struggle over the new edifice. The assailant, contractor C. F. McGee, was held for three hours to force surrender of the building keys.
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Muskogee
Okla
D. Noland Smith
First Methodist Episcopal Church
C. F. McGee
Yale Home Wants Fight Between Flynn Or Palzer
New Haven Conn Jack Johnson has been offered thirty thousand dollars to fight Jim Flynn or Palzer in the city on July 4 Harmar Bronson a local millionaire has proposed the bout and asked Police Chief Cowles for permission to stage it at Lighthouse Point arena The chief has issued several winter fight permits but none for outdoor season and will consider the offer while Bronson awaits Johnsons reply
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son-Flynn
Palzer Battle
New Haven
Conn
Jack Johnson
Jim Flynn
Palzer
Harmar Bronson
Millonaire
Cowles
Lighthouse Point
Fighta
Bronson
Johnson
Wiley Cleared in Pure Food Law Inquiry Verdict
Washington report states the House committee exonerates Dr. Harvey W Wiley chief chemist of the agriculture department from all charges. The panel upholds Wiley on most points and urges a free hand in enforcing the Pure Food and Drug Law, reducing Solicitor McCabe's power and endorsing the committee’s conclusions.
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Chem‘st
Washington
House
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Doctor Wiley
Remsen Board
George P. McCabe
Call for Democratic National Convention 1912 in Baltimore
Buffalo officials report a call for the Democratic national convention to be held in Baltimore on June 25 1912. Norman E Mack as DNC chairman and Urey Woodson of Kentucky secretary sign the call. Delegates and alternates will be elected in proportion to each state's congressional representation with six delegates and six alternates allotted to Alaska the District of Columbia the Philippines Hawaii and Porto Rico.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Baltimore
Norman E. Mack
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Alaska
District of Columbia
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Italians Repel Turkish Assault Near Tripoli
In a major engagement described as among the war's most determined, Arabs and Turks attacked an Italian column that had departed Tripoli for Ghinguash. After hours of fighting the Italians rallied and Turks retreated to the desert. The attacking force of about 8,000 suffered hundreds killed while Italian casualties were three killed and seven wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Ghingarish
Cuba Confirms Unity After Veterans Meeting
In Havana the Cuban government responds to Secretary Knox and notes a possible U S intervention. A palace conference with President Gomez and factions and veterans ends with statements of patriotism and resolve to defend the republic.
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Washington
Stimson
Taft
United States
Cuba
White House
War Department
Havana
Knox
Gomez
Republic
Harvest er Trust Is Flayed Before House Committee
F J Lowe of New York alleging independent manufacturers control 51 percent of major trusts claims International Harvester can dominate rivals via National City Bank. He says the company enforces a 100 percent profit in the United States while Europe sells at near cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
House
F. J. Lowe
New York
Lowe
Europe
Congress Proposes Tariff Revision Lowering Steel Rates
Representative Underwood introduces a bill revamping the Payne tariff to ad valorem duties with large cuts across steel products and related items. The measure promises substantial revenue drops for 1910 and 1911 while boosting imports by about 20 million dollars, and places many metal goods on the free list or at a 25 percent ad valorem default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Underwood
Committee On Ways and Means
Webster gets life term for wife murder in Joliet
Dr. Harry Elgin Webster of Chicago was sentenced to life imprisonment at Joliet for the murder of his wife Bessie Kent Webster. Judge Richard Farrand ordered solitary confinement on the first day, followed by hard labor and costs of prosecution.
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Oregon
Harry Elgin Webster
Chicago
Joliet
Bessie Kent Webster
Richard 9. Farrand
Dixon
Will
Embankment plunge and rail wreck deadly incidents unfold
Reports recount a cab plunge into White River injuring no one seriously as Longley and daughters survived. A Pennsylvania freight wreck near Hanna involved 19 cars with hundreds of cattle killed or culled. cause undetermined. Other items include a courthouse grand jury urging a new building, a maniac in Michigan City, and local accidents and arrests across towns.
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Wanneeville
Ein A
Longley
Democratic “State - Committee
Alice
Edith
White River
Laporte
Pennsylvania
Kankakee
Hanna
Man with dream of free laundries sparks plan for ten million
A New York scene portrays a man envisioning a charitable scheme to fund free laundries for the poor. His sister questions feasibility while he contemplates details and his quest for ten million. The exchange reflects urban concerns over cleanliness and social aid in a gossiping, literary tone.
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Gaffer Green
Sis
New York Press
Fragments on Courtship and Marriage Letters
A fragmented reflection notes that writing a good love letter is easier for a young man during courtship than after marriage. The text uses uneven phrasing and odd punctuation to contrast early romance with later married life.
Self-made man offers explanation that fails to justify
A man described as a self-made figure presents a rationale that falls short of explaining his stance. The piece questions the reasoning and highlights gaps between claim and clarity.
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