Outgoing Congress Enacts Major Federal Control Measures
Washington reports a sweeping session of the fifty ninth congress extending federal regulation. Key actions include railroad rate and meat inspection bills nearing passage, push for pure food laws, Panama canal issues settled, consular service reorganized, Philippines tariff and coinage acts approved, and Niagara Falls protections enacted. Labor gains include employer liability and 16 hour railway work limits, with debates on eight hour and anti injunction bills. Navy measures authorize a large battleship plan with later review and disciplinary powers at the naval academy.
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Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
Santo Domingo
Philippines
House
Tawney
Rganized
Senate
Labor Committee
Niagara Falls
House Committee On
Burton
Navy
Greater Navy
Linton Coal Boom Spurs City Upturns and Plans
Linton near three miles from the city reports 1 active mine with two thirds producing 23 to 35 cars daily, totaling 750 cars or 225 000 tons of coal. The output supports 20 trains daily. miners number over 8 000 with many top local businessmen having risen from mining. Municipal plans include a $75 000 sewer, expanded sidewalks and streets, and an interurban loop to serve the mines, boosting population growth and the city’s “Pittsburg of Indiana” identity. Crawfordsville: Guardians sue to set aside a marriage of James K Everson alleging insanity, with two suits in Montgomery circuit court. One seeks annulment of the marriage to Mrs Tamar Bayless. the other alleges a fraudulent $1 800 settlement and $2 000 in personal property. A separate suit seeks to quiet Everson’s title to real estate to repay over $20 000 in debt.
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Lintson
Linton
Indiana
Sais
W. J. Hamilton
Greene County
First National Bank
Wealthy
Pittsburg
Crawfordsville
Mongomery
James K. Everson
Tamar Bayless
Everson
Riley quits poet farm plan on advertising discredits project
Indianapolis report says James Whitcomb Riley and John M. Dickey abandoned their Bear Wallow Hill retreat plan after circulating inaccurate ads. The 24 room house was to crown the hill with gardens at its base, but misrepresentations about the resort led to withdrawal.
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
John M. Dickey
Bear Wallow Hill
Brown County
Bethr Wallow Hill
Riley
Mr. Dickey
Stites
Receiver Named for Fort Wayne Gas Company
On complaint by Central Trust Company of New York Henry C. Paul of Fort Wayne was appointed receiver of the Fort Wayne Gas Company Fort Wayne Ind The filing cites a default in payment of 60000 interest due January 1 on a 2000000 bond issue dating 1995 to 19295 with Central Trust as trustee.
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Indianapolis
Central Trust Company
New York
Henry C. Paul
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Ind
Divorced Preacher Elopes With Former Wife
Rev. Hugh M. Stovall of Zion Baptist church eloped with Mrs. Helen Biake to Niles Michigan and wed a justice of the peace. Stovall had been granted a divorce four hours earlier with a condition not to remarry for two years. J W Blake, Helen Biake’s former husband, died two months ago in Milwaukee.
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South Bend
Hugh M. Stovall
Zion Baptist Church
Helen Biake
Niles
Mich
Stovall
J. W.blake
Milwaukee
George Ade Expands Land Holdings Near Foresman
Playwright George Ade, en route to his farm near Brook, continues buying land in Newton county. Royalties earned in Europe total 65,000 dollars at Kentland bank. He recently purchased a 600 acre farm near Foresman at 100 dollars per acre.
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George Ade
Rennsselaer
Brok
Europe
Kentland Bank
Newton County
Foresman
Myers sued for four years wages in Kokomo case
Joseph R Myers, a prominent church worker and marble dealer, is defendant in a suit filed by his father in law Samuel J Ferguson to recover 1598 days of work valued at three dollars per day totaling 4794 dollars.
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Kokomo
Joseph R.myers
Samuel J. Ferguson
Judge Imposes Odd Sentence as Man Weeps
In a Muncie court Judge Frank Gass sentences Thomas Pellan an Englishman on intoxication. Pellan believes he is hearing the word skidoo as his sentence and bursts into tears. He pled for his own release and promises to leave town immediately.
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Frank Gass
Muncie
Thomas Pellan
Telephone war near Terre Haute rages with rate clash
In Terre Haute two telephone firms near completing a $400000 upgrade. An underground conduit system and new exchange buildings have been built. Citizens' independent line long charged $1.50 monthly while Central Union asks $2.50 now reduced to $2.00.
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Indianapolis
Citizens
Central Union
Miner Fatally Shot After Clash Over Insult to Pearl Anderson
Andrew Anderson, a miner, was shot twice by Edward Duncan of the Vandalia railroad after Duncan insulted Pearl Anderson, 14. Duncan, who is married, fled but was arrested. The elder Anderson died, the younger was unharmed.
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Linton
Andrew Anderson
Edward Duncan
Vandalia Railroad
Duncan
Pearl Anderson
Anderson
Pearl
Brothers Sentenced in Indianapolis Ankle Fraud Case
Ernest and Walter Carruth, brothers, were jailed for a fraud scheme against a street car company. Walter could dislocate his ankle to fake injuries, enabling damages claims. The brothers reportedly defrauded traction companies in about a dozen cities using this method.
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Leeds
Indianapolis
Ernest
Walter Carruth
Walter
Hymera Youth Dies in Drowning at Wabash River
Stephen Liston of Hymera and two friends went fishing near Linton on the Wabash river. Liston's body was later found in the water. Coroner found the death to be accidental drowning. Friends claimed foul play but no evidence supported it.
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Stephen Liston
Hymera
Wabash River
Linton
Fire Destroys Barn on Hancock County Farm
A large barn on a Westland area farm owned by Mrs. Clara Strickland and tenanted by Edward Thoms burned to the ground. The fire consumed the structure and contents except for the horses and cattle which were removed. Estimated loss is 2500 dollars with 500 dollars insured.
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Hancock County
Greenfield
Westland
Clara Strickland
Edward Thoms
Paxton School Building Destroyed by Fire
The Paxton school building five miles south of the city burned down with no occupants inside. The fire’s origin is unknown. An 25 year old structure valued at $8,000 was not covered by insurance.
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Sullivan
Paxton
Woman Freed of Bigamy Charge in Marion
Mary Royal, jailed two months in Marion on bigamy charges, was freed after the court quashed the indictment because one of her alleged husbands at Cross Forks, Pa failed to testify, John Royal a merchant and former Postmaster.
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Marion
Mary Royal
Cross Forks
John” ‘Royal
Cotton Supply Report Shows Decline in Visible Stock
New Orleans reports Secretary Lester's bulletin on the world's visible supply of cotton at 3,252,000 bales, down from 3,457,373 last week. American cotton totals stand at 1,855,011 bales, compared with 1,996,373 previously.
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New Orleans
Lester
Narrow Escape From Death in Spokane Bridge Collapse
A Spokane Washington bridge on Howard Street over the river collapsed Sunday. A man, Sonn PF Beem from Honey Creek Wisconsin, was carried away in the wreck but his clothing snagged on debris and saved him from drowning.
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Spokane
Wash
Howard Street
Spokane River
Sonn
Creek
Wis
Haakon Crowned King of Norway in Elaborate Ceremony
In Trondhjem the cathedral ceremony crowned King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway. Guns, bells, and royal rites marked the coronation as European royals and envoys attended. Haakon, born in Copenhagen, and Maud, daughter of King Edward VII, have a son Prince Alexander and leaders from Norwegian and American delegations later met the royal couple.
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Trondhem
Haakon VII
Maud
Nor Way
Europe
America
Norway
King Haakon
Oldenburg
Prince Frederick
Amalienberg
Christian Frederick Charles George Valdemar Axel
Copenhagen
Naval Academy
Marine Department
King Christian
Navy
Bernadotte l
Carl XV
Sweden
Maud Alexandra
Edward
England
Buckingham Palace
London
Prince Alexander
Trondhjem
Haakon
Queen Maud
United States
Woman Roasted to Death in Pasadena Car Crash
A Pasadena crash on Colorado Street sent a car rolling at 60 mph, bursting into flames. Mrs J J Cordori, 28, wife of local businessman James J Cordori, was crushed under the wreckage and burned to death. Chauffeur John Henderson suffered severe burns and may die, while Mrs Ella May Morris also burned lightly. J J Cordori and C White escaped with minor injuries.
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Los Angeles
Colorado Street
Pasadena
J.J. Cordori
James J. Cordori
John Henderson
Ella May Morris
Puebo, Col
J. J. Cordori
C. White
State Loses Rail Road Case in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Madison Wis supreme court Thursday set aside a lower court ruling that awarded $10 000 against four rail roads for alleged incorrect reporting of gross earnings as charged by Rail road Commissioner Thomas.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Thomas
Man and Wife Drowned in Potomac River Canoe Accident
Edward Saalbach, a War Department clerk, and his wife drowned when their canoe capsized on the Potomac River Sunday. Authorities arrived too late to save them.
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Washington
Potomace River
Saalbach
War Department
Oil kingpins safe from criminal charges in oil probe
Washington reports that while the justice department may bring criminal actions against Standard Oil officials, top executives such as John D Rockefeller H H Rogers and John D Archbold are considered unlikely targets. Moody's talks with the president set procedures with district attorneys and special counsel to pursue corporate charges under the Elkins law.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
John O. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Moody
Morrison
Chicago
Elkins
Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Packers And Road Fined In Rebates Case In Missouri
Judge Smith McPherson in Kansas City federal court Friday morning sentenced seven defendants for conspiring to accept rebates on shipments. Swift & Co Cudahy Packing Armour Packing Nelson Morris & Co Chicago Burlington & Quincy railway fined 15 000 each. George L Thomas fined 6 000 four months. L B Taggart fined 4 000 three months. Burlington fine 15 000 on each count totaling 85 000. Appeals filed. stay granted until June 29.
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Kansas City
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
United States District Court
Swift & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Armour Packing Company
Nelson, Morris & Co
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Senate backs lock canal plan for Isthmus of Panama
The Senate voted with the president and House for a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama. A motion to table the sea level substitute failed 31 to 3, signaling support for the lock plan. The chamber also adopted a joint resolution condemning the Moscow massacre of Hebrews with sympathy to the victims.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Panama
Committee On
United States
Russia
Four Drown from Canoe in Lake Memphragog
Four persons drowned when a canoe overturned on Lake Memphragog near Newport Wisconsin late Sunday. Names and exact sequence of events are not provided. Rescue units recovered the bodies under difficult conditions as the search continued.
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Newport
Lake Memphragog
Slay Case Arrests Man in Connellsville Uniontown Area
Michael Comatz of Slay is jailed on charges of murdering Thomas Bosley and Bert Collins, Uniontown bricklayers, following a Saturday night quarrel. Police say Comatz confessed.
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Connellsville
Michael Comatz
Thomas Bosley
Architect Stanford White Killed by Harry Thaw in New York
The renowned architect Stanford White was shot three times at the Madison Square Roof Garden by Harry Kendall Thaw, husband of Evelyn Nesbit. Thaw confessed jealousy and malice fueled the crime as Mrs Thaw fainted at the scene and was removed. The feud with Thaw stretched back to Nesbit’s youth and White’s influence on her early stage career.
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New York
Stanford White
Harry Kendall Thaw
Pittsburg
Evelyn Nesbit
Madison Square Roof Garden
White
Nesbit
Evelyn
Thaw
West Thirtieth Street
Senate Debates Conference Report on Railroad Rate Bill
The senate spent over four hours discussing the conference report on the railroad rate bill without final action. It focused on the anti pass and commodity amendments amid mounting objections. Senators Spooner Tillman and Lodge criticized provisions affecting passes and how commodity rules could target common carriers and affect Standard Oil interests.
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Washington
Senate
Spooner
House of Representatives
Tillman and
Lodge
To Prosecute Meat Dealers
Dr. J. N. Hurry secretary and H. E. Barnard chemist of the state board of health presented Judge Alford of Marion county criminal court the result of 85 analyses of meats found on sale in Indianapolis as a basis for prosecutions to be instituted against the dealers.
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Indianapolis
J. N. Hurry
H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Alford
Marion County Criminal Court
Need Not Settle with Trust
Judge Ryan in St. Louis ruled for a buyer who argued he should not pay for goods he voluntary purchased from a firm alleged to be part of a so called trust. The decision centers on contract obligations and trust allegations affecting payment.
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St. Louis
Ryan
Ice men jailed and fined in conspiracy case
In Toledo Judge Kinkade imposed the maximum sentence a $5000 fine and one year in the workhouse on five icemen found guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade.
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Toledo
Kinkade
Renew Ricts at Dillonvale
Six African American cooks in the employ of a United States Coal Company were fired after being escorted by guards to a ravine near the Bradley mine in Dillonvale.
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Dillonvale
United. ‘States Coal Company
Ina
Bradley
El Paso Fire Blazes Reported In Texas City
Firefighters battled multiple fires in El Paso Texas with smoke visible across streets. Local authorities urged caution as crews contained flames on several blocks and investigated the causes of the incidents.
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Poet Farm Plan
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Trondhjem Cathedral
King Haakon VII
Puniti
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Packers
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Isthmus
Harry Thaw
Mexico
EL Paso
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