Dolliver Rate Bill Ends Court Procedure For Rail Rates
Senator Dolliver introduces a bill for the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix a maximum reasonable rail rate, to take effect in thirty days. The measure, approved by the administration, expands the commission to seven members and removes court procedures, with appeals allowed via equity court review.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Root
Moody
H. S. Cowan
Fort Worth
Texas
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Circuit Court
United States
Congress
Commission
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Grants New Trial for Edward Allen in Robbery Case
The Washington Supreme Court orders a new trial for Edward Allen of Seattle after finding King County officials violated his constitutional rights by denying access to friends and an attorney and by promising a lighter sentence for a guilty plea. The court also notes police attempts to identify Allen by victims were unsuccessful.
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King County Court
Supreme Court
Edward Allen
Seattle
Allen
Corut
Louisville to host broad Kentucky come theme week
The Louisville Commercial Club will stage a state themed event for Kentuckians from June 13 to 17. Prompted by a Kentucky born, Colorado resident, the plan aims for a larger celebration than New England homecomings, with extensive activities across the period.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Colorado
Louisville Commercial Club
New England
Piles Appointed to Pension Committee in Senate
Senator Piles of Washington has been assigned to the pension committee replacing his prior post on the public health and national quarantine committee. The move marks his first assignment to pension duties in the Senate.
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Washington
Piles
Public Health
China Holds Back in Peking Negotiations
Tokyo reports Baron Komura struggles to seal terms with China after Portsmouth treaty. Japan balks at conceding Kirin Ching Chung railway and guards, leaving police to handle work. Russian French and German pressure shapes China’s firm stance while domestic critics urge suspending talks. German emperor’s kindness to ex-prisoners noted amid Japanese distrust of diplomacy.
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Japan
Portsmouth
Kirin Ching Chung
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Russia
France
Germany
Promise Through Trains Within Thirty Months
Seattle reporters note North Coast railroad director James A. Kerr pledges franchise terms to the Seattle city council. He says contracts from the Columbia river to Puget Sound must be let within four months and the Walla Walla to Seattle line completed in two years with through trains to Seattle on a continental system within two and a half years. Kerr hints Gould or Vanderbilt backing and says New York interests will visit in January to reveal connections and board changes. Eastern representatives plan to assess terminal sites and docks as the North Coast secures right of way to Seattle.
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Columbia River
Puget Sound
Walla Walla
James A. Kerr
North Coast Railroad
Sound
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee Roads
Kerr
Gould
Vanderbilt
New York
Washington
Adverse Canal Report from Washington Engineers
A committee report on a Puget Sound to Lake Union canal plan is unfavorable. It cites a projected cost of 1,665,405 and annual maintenance of 50,000. The Washington delegation vows to press ahead and seek river and harbor bill funding despite the setback.
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Lake Union
House Committee On
Harbors Committee
Lake Washinon
Jones
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Salvation Army Receives $500000 Donation
Gen Booth reports to King Edward that George Herring, chair of the City of London Lighting Co and other firms, donated 500000 to the Army for a home colonization scheme, with repayment arranged in twenty five yearly installments to the king's hospital fund.
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Booth
Salvation Army
King Edward
George Herring
City of London Lighting Company
King's Hospital Fund
Turmoil as Baltic provinces declare autonomy amid Russian revolt
Reports from St Petersburg describe a spreading insurrection in Lithuania and Livonia with 1000 insurgents growing, 30,000 troops retreating or besieged, and guerrilla warfare widespread. Local committees control railways and telegraphs, while nobles favor autonomy or German annexation over Moscow rule. Rebellions also surge in Kharkov, Sevastopol, and southern empire regions as Finland arming and Turkestan fronts shift in chaotic balance.
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Lithuania
Germany
Suwalki
Vina
Kovne
Minsk
Portins
Empire
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Finland
Turkestan
Bankers and Tax Commission Confer in Seattle
State tax commission says banks need not file annual March 1 deposit statements for taxation. Bankers fear opening books. commission rejects that. Mortgages taxed by New York Wisconsin methods discussed. bankers oppose but seek another conference. Uniform assessments planned for January Olympia meeting.
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State Tax Commission
State Bankers’ Association
Tax Commission
T. D. Rockwell
New York
Wisconsin
Olympia
Chinese Commission on Dakota Arrives February Twenty Fifth
Seattle dispatch reports the Chinese commission to study foreign political and commercial conditions will travel to the United States aboard the steamship Dakota. The Minnesota report was denied by Great Northern officials who confirm the Dakota will arrive February 25 with the delegation aboard.
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Seattle
Dakota
Minnesota
Great Northern Steamship Company
Defy the Government The Proletariat Rally Lets Paper Ring In Civil War
In St Petersburg on December 20 the workmen's council published 100000 copies of a call claiming the government has declared civil war on the proletariat. It asserts the throne is doomed, that Riga has proclaimed a republic, and urges soldiers to join a general strike, promising resistance until defeat is not final. The Pan Russian Union of the Army and Navy signs the appeal. It condemns the government's use of force against its own people.
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Workmen’s Council
Annd
Romanoffs
Riga
Army
Serious disorders in Shanghai prompt foreign settlements reaction
Shanghai reports indicate authorities ordered American residents into the foreign settlement and German authorities moved nationals to the German consulate. Armed guards patrol streets with looting feared while naval forces from the United States and Britain land personnel. German troops reportedly en route from Kiaochan as the German gunboat Tiger arrives.
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Shanghai
The
Morning Post
United States
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Diadem
Kiaochan
Tiger
Seattle Market Prices From Grain To Live Stock
Seattle market report lists producer prices for oats barley wheat chicken feed and more in round lots. Prices cover grains hay eggs poultry hides wool live stock fresh meats butter and feed with regional values for Eastern Washington Puget Sound and Oregon.
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Shorts
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Puget Sound
Eastern
Oregon
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