Moody orders anti rebate drive on railroads and shippers
An extensive Chicago led federal probe targets railroads and shippers alleged to have engaged in rebates. Subpoenas issued to railroad executives and large industrials as Attorney General Moody directs aggressive enforcement of the Elkins act. Witnesses in Philadelphia New York and Washington summoned as grand jury investigations begin. District Attorney Morrison to press indictments where evidence warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morrison
William H. Moody
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. J. Marshand
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Philadelphia
United States
J. Whittaker Thompson
Erand
New York
Washington
Moody
Midshipman Meriwether Sentenced at Naval Academy
A Washington special reports Meriwether was sentenced to one year confinement at the naval academy and publicly reprimanded by the secretary of the navy. The sentence excludes disqualification from serving on any practiceship, with remittance of that portion. He was acquitted of manslaughter but found guilty of a navy conduct violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Meriwether
Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
Government of the Navy
Nan tucket south shoal lightship 58 sinking after crew rescue
A New Bedford dispatch reports persistent pumping and wireless aid saved thirteen men from the Nantucket south shoal relief lightship No 58 after it sank minutes after the crew left in a lifeboat. The Azalea could not assist at first due to high seas until weather eased and the crew were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Miss
Nantucket South Shoal
Brazil Protests Panther Actions At Iajahy
Brazil lodges formal protest with Sterling foreign office over German cruiser Panther at Iajahy Brazil alleging breach of international law. Foreign office says incident will be investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Sterlin l
Panther
Iajahy
Brazil
Senator Mitchell Buried in Portland Memorial Rites
The memory of Senator John H. Mitchell was honored with last rites in Portland. He lay in state for about two and a half hours at City Hall before services at the First Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Mitchell
Portland
First Congregational Church
Sioux City Stock Market Quotation Figures
Tuesday's Sioux City stock market quotes list Hatcher steers at 3504.25 dollars and op hogs at 4.85 dollars. The report outlines cattle and hog prices for traders and buyers observing the market conditions.
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Sioux City
Hatcher
Halifax Dispatch Reports Heavy Damage From Storm
An A Ifalifax dispatch notes wrecked rail lines and pulats along the coast. Reports indicate heavy storm damage with many vessels ashore and possible loss of life. Weather and port authorities scramble to assess the situation.
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Ifalifax
N.8
Train wreck near Carls Ala injures all aboard
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed near Carls Alabama, with two heavy laden passenger coaches jumping the track and turning over. Every person aboard is reported injured in the incident.
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Southern Railway
Carls Ala
Oklahoma Girl Sings For Statehood in Capitol
A 13 year old from Oklahoma City Helen Renström sang three verses from Oklahoma at a Washington ceremony promoting single statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Senators Beveridge and Cannon praised her singing as boosting support for statehood. The 150 strong delegation filled corridors and stairs as Beveridge promised no disappointment in seeking admission.
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Oklahoma
Indiana
National Capitol
Washington
Beveridge
Committee On Territories
Senate
Charles G. Jones
Oklahoma City
Okahoma
Indian Territory
Union
Helen Kenstron
Capitol
Cannon
Fiance Rescues Family From Fatal Gas Fumes
David W. Morrill, fiancé of one of J. W. Elliott’s daughters in Minneapolis, saved five family members from asphyxiation. He first knocked, left, returned to break in, and found Mrs Elliott, three children, and a guest unconscious in bed. He carried them outside and called for medical help. All recovered.
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Minneapolis
J. W. Elliott
Minn
Eiliott
David W. Morrill
Morrill
Eliott
Sudden Worsening of Russian Crisis Sparks General Strike Threat
Dispatches from St. Petersburg report a rapid downturn in Russia's labor dispute. First blood in the telegraph strike, arrest of Mrista leff by Interior Minister Burmaya, and a clash before the general post office left two strikers dead and several police wounded. Cossacks and police seized papers at the workmen's council HQ amid gunfire and rising tensions as workers press to refuse duties.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
M. Burmaya
Mristaleff
Workmen's Council
Targovia
Krustuleff
Carfice
RACE RIOT IN NEW YORK FOLLOWING SHOOTING
After a Sunday night shooting left one man dead and another fatally wounded, three men barricaded in a Franklin Street tenement in New Brighton Staten Island resisted police. A section of telegraph pole was forced through the door after an hour of clashes as arrests were finally made. Rooney aged 24 died, Roach 28 is hospitalized with a bullet in the abdomen. Suspects Zuriflo Tizorro and Martono are in custody amid rumors of rival enmity.
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Franklin Street
New Brighton
Staten Island
Thomas Rooney
James Roach
Antonio Zuriflo
Nicholo Tizorro
Giuseppe Martono
Carmania Arrives in New York On Maiden Trans Atlantic Run
The giant Cunard liner Carmania is the first turbine steamship to reach New York port. It completed its maiden voyage despite severe Atlantic weather with steady speed and comfort for 3,106 passengers. The vessel spans 678 feet, displaces 30,000 tons, and features eight decks.
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New York
Cunard Line
Atlantic
Light ship in peril near Nantucket South Shoal
The Nantucket South Shoal lightship No. 6 battled a severe North Atlantic gale Sunday after a leak opened in fore room compartments. Wireless failure at 3 30 pm halted relief efforts as fire died and the vessel, a relief ship only five days on duty, seemed likely to weather the storm with five watertight compartments.
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Wesselman
Newport
St. I
Nantucket South Shoal
North Atlantic
Railroad Men Protest Against Rate Making Powers
Chicago railroad brotherhoods pass a resolution protesting delegating railroad rate making powers to the interstate commerce commission. Fifty delegates from Cook County join in the meeting held Monday, seen as a precursor to a broader gathering of county railroad employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Cook County
Great Lakes ship deaths reach season peak in Chicago data
Figures from the lake marine bureau in Chicago show the season’s death toll on the Great Lakes as the heaviest since steel vessel use began. A total of 215 lives were lost, with 116 deaths attributed to the recent storms.
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Lake Marine Bureau
Chicago
Great Lakes
Anthracite miners push for higher pay at Shamokin
At the Ninth district headquarters in Shamokin Pa delegates to the tri state convention said the contract miners will seek a 10 to 12 percent wage rise. They oppose an eight hour day arguing it would force price readjustments for contract work which operators would likely refuse.
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Shamokin
Winter Wheat Outlook Improves in December Report
The crop reporting board of the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Agriculture in Washington released a monthly report on Monday showing winter wheat condition at 94.1 on December 1. Acreage stood at 31, 41,000, an increase of 66 percent over fall 1904. Winter rye condition reached 95.4.
Edward Atkinson Dies After Sudden Illness
Edward Atkinson of Boston Massachusetts noted social reformer political economist died suddenly Monday from an attack attributed to dental irritation.
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Edward Atkinson
Boston
Mass
Smallpox on the Sylph Quarantines Naval Yacht
A Washington dispatch reports smallpox aboard the naval yacht Sylph used by President Roosevelt and his family. The vessel is quarantined and the crew placed under health authority observation.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Rome pope creates four cardinals in secret consistory
A Rome special reports the pope held a secret consistory Sunday and elevated four new cardinals. Three of the four are described as foreigners, affecting a diverse college of cardinals.
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Rome
General Strike Hinted in Russia as Government Challenge Grows
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate growing confidence that the government’s challenge will be met and that within forty eight hours a general strike across Russia would be ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Idussia
Two Men Killed in Boiler Explosion at Burkhart Base
Two oil bailers, Tierbert Shannan of Merwin Missouri and John Turner of Chanute Ian, were blown to pieces when a boiler exploded on the Burkhart base seven miles east of Chanute Sunday. Their bodies were scattered over the ground.
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Tierbert
Shannan
Merwin, Mo
John Turner
Chanute
Ian
Burkhart Base
Chanute Sanday
Freak Weather Hits Texas Before Christmas
Weather bureau reports unprecedented conditions in West Texas with snow falling across the region from near El Paso to the east for hundreds of miles. Forecasters note this marks a historic first as winter storms disrupt travel and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Paso
Tex
Masked Men Loot Late in Readini Massachusetts
Eight masked men entered Readini Massachusetts and captured police patrolling Main Street then forced entrance to the Mechanics’ Bank. Police were locked up and the raid followed by the bank robbery as the town faced the bold crime.
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Readini
Mass
Marines Relieve Dike Duty Aboard Cruiser Columbia
A detachment of 200 marines was aboard the cruiser Columbia as it sailed from Philadelphia Navy Yard on Sunday to Panama to relieve a dike number on duty at Colon. The movement reflects routine naval support operations in the region and underscores ongoing Marine deployments aboard U S warships.
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Panama
Columbia
League
Heiress to Rice Fortune Still Claims Des Moines Sister Tie
Des Moines woman Mrs J J Schuler persists in claiming she is sister of the murdered Rice fortune heir, amid poverty and neighbors' aid. While lawyer Albert C Patrick awaits execution for the murder in New York, Schuler and her ailing husband live in a small Oak Park hovel, hoping to prove kinship and inherit millions. Her claim centers on a brother Rico who died intestate near Duluth, potentially making Schuler and the presumed sister heirs if kinship is proven.
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Albert C. Patrick
New York
William Marsh Hice
Marsh
J. J. Schuler
Des Moines
Patrick
Mrs. Schuler
Seventy Two Ouaha Indians Receive Ashland Cutoff Damages
An Onawna special reports about seventy two Ouaha Indians at the agency receiving about $20,000 in rights of way damages for the Ashland cutoff railroad project through the reservation. Checks drawn on Security National Bank of Sioux City ranged from $20 to $1,200, with many recipients eager to cash them. Some Indians pocketed the checks and left quickly to avoid settling old debts.
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Ashland
Security National Bank of
Sioux City
Wife Sues Saloonmen for Injuries to Husband
Mrs. Alvene Nelson of Crescent sues four Council Bluffs saloonkeepers for 10000 damages claiming a liquor served on Sunday Aug 6 led to her husband Soren Nelson becoming intoxicated and falling before a Northwestern train. Nelson, once a railroad section foreman, lost his right hand and cannot support her. Defendants named are J J Griffith Seth May R A Wilter and Christ Schultz with their bondsmen also sued.
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Council Bluffs
Alvene Nelson
Crescent
Soren Nelson
Northwestern
Nelson
J. J. Griffith
Seth May
R.A. Wilter
Christ Schultz
Woman killed by train at Council Bluffs crossing
Mrs J B Matlack of Crescent wife of the Pottawattamie County district court bailiff was struck and killed Saturday by a Great Western passenger train on a crossing near the outskirts of Council Bluffs. She was bundled up and did not hear the whistle. The crossing is described as dangerous and the accident prompts steps to enforce ordinance speed regulations by railroad authorities.
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J. B. Matlack
Enngine
Council Bluffs
Crescent
Pottawattamie County District Court
Great Western
President appoints Iowa postmasters listing many names
The president named a list of Iowa postmasters including EL Smith Hapids Edwin N Bailey Dritt Frank Downey Dexter John Morrison Herrick William II Nult Solstein William HH Boylan Hubbard Charts V Holfran Oskaloosa Saco Mttaumert Prairie City Elmer Johnston Rockwell City Center Shenandoah Rodney Ga Hawkins Wapello. The notice names multiple towns and individuals among new appointees.
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Lowa
Smith
Hapids
Edwin N
Bailey
Dritt
Frank €. Downey
Dexter
John Morrison
Herrick
William II
Nult
Solstein
William HH
Boylan
Hubbard
Charts V
Holfran
Oskaloosa
Saco Mttaumert
Prairie City
Elmer 1
Johnston
Rockwell City
ST. 1
Center
Shenandoah
Rodney Ga
Sudden Death After Childbirth Claims Mrs Goodwin
Mrs James Goodwin died suddenly of hemorrhage after childbirth in Sidney. She was 43 and left seven children. Her husband, an engineer on the Sidney Carson branch of the By Q railroad, was reportedly notified after her death.
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James Goodwin
Sidney
Ape
Sidney-Carson
By & Q
Jury rules for defendant in Dewell v Snyder case
In Harrison County district court Judge Logan presiding the jury found for defendant Lucy Snyder in the suit by J S Dewell to collect a $1000 attorney fee for rectiline deed quitclaim from Snyder’s husband.
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Harrison County
Logan
J. S. Dewell
Lucy Snyder
Dewell
Snyder
Ottumwa Traction Plant Sale Reached Agreement
Negotiations closed Saturday for the sale of the Ottumwa Trenetton and Light Company stock to TH. M. Nyllesby and Co., Chicago capitalists. The transfer involves about $404,000 to $500,000 in consideration.
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Ottumwa Traction
Ottumwa Trenetton and Light Company
TH. M. Nyllesby & Co
Chicago
Conscience Pricked Man Sends 2.50 for 26-Cent Button
An Eldora man recently converted from silence for twenty two years sent Pastor C C Warner a 2 50 money order from Sacramento to repay a 26 cent collar button stolen from Nuckells jewelry in Eldora He asks if the jeweler is still in business to repay ten times the value and if not to place the funds in the church collection Warner remitted the money to Hara Nuckells the other jeweler.
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Eldora
Sacramento
Cal
C. C. Warner
First Congregational Church
United States Post Office
Nuckell
USS
Eldora Jeweler
Eidora
Warner
Hara Nuckells
Midora
Clairvoyant swindler flees Dodge after minting victims
About twenty five people in Fort Dodge were duped by a clairvoyant who advertised mysterious powers and a money back guarantee. Victims paid $25 each, which was placed in a silk bag around the neck and later found to contain only paper or worthless silver, as the fraud vanished with roughly $500 taken.
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Tyler
Inort Dodge
Fort Dodge
Disgraced Juror Dismissed in Green Court
A Crescent man, William Burehard, was dismissed from the district court jury in Council Bluffs after appearing intoxicated and sleeping through testimonies. Judge W R Green discharged him for the term and refused pay for the last day, citing restraint from further penalties.
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Green
Council Bluffs
William Burehard
Crescent
W. KR. Green
Burehard
Postmasters Indicted in Dubuque Grand Jury
Federal grand jury in Dubuque returns four indictments against postmasters and an agent. Willing J. Wold of Hesper faces embezzlement charges for $1,000, Amos J. Rucker of Tayler for $1,600, George Lowell accused of breaking into Oneida post office, J W Bolton of Fayette charged with revenue hinge violations. Lowell in custody and may plead guilty.
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Dubuque
Willing J. Wold
Hesper
Amos J. Rucker
Tayler
George Lowell
Oneida
J. W. Bolton
Fayette
Lowell
Portland Gold Mining Company Reorganized Under Wyoming Charter
A Colorado Springs special reports the Portland Gold Mining Company will surrender its Iowa charter and relocate home office from Council Bluffs to Cheyenne Wyoming. The reorganization follows Iowa authorities attempt to levy 400000 in taxes on stock while taxes are being paid on Colorado property.
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Portland Mining Company
Wyoming
Colorado Springs
Colo
Portland Gold Mining Company
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado
Accused Robbers Caught in Industry Hold Up
Two robbers held up Industry and forced Patrick O Connor at gunpoint to open a store safe. They fled toward the corn fields but were located in Mort Dodge and identified by O Connor. They took about a thousand dollars in mostly checks. one suspect, Nd Gorman, is noted as having prior similar convictions.
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Industry
Patrick O'Conner
Mort Dodge
O'Conner
Gorman
Smith
Don
Former Iowa Man Named U S District Judge for Oregon
Charles J. Wolverton a former Iowa man and early Oregon settler born in 1851 has been named by President Roosevelt as United States district judge for Oregon. The position carries a lifetime appointment with a salary of $0,000 per year.
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Iowa
Charles J. Wolverton
Soosevelt
United States
Oregon
Willamette Valley
Midway Post Office Robbed Near Sioux City
Thieves entered the Midway post office near Sioux City early Thursday and stole 80 dollars belonging to Postmaster Chris Broderson and 70 dollars from a man named the gay permanent. The robbers used vinyl powder to blow the safe.
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Midway
Sioux City
Chris Broderson
Stricken on Way to Work Claims Cedar Rapids Agent
B C Myloff longtime agent of the Ilinolg Cen tral at Cedar Rapids died at 11:80 o clock Thursday from heart failure while en route to his office.
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B.C. Myloff
Ilinolg Central
Cedar Rapids
Government Finances and Currency Reform Proposals
The 1905 treasury report shows total revenues of 97 million with expenditures surpassing receipts by 720 million. It lists major revenue sources such as lands sales, postals, and Indian lands, and outlines spending by vigilance, military, naval, pensions, and debt interest. Secretary Shaw urges elastic currency via national banks issuing new guaranteed notes secured by deposits, plus a reform to remove bond deposit wording.
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Shaw
Treasury Department
Congress
Co- Iud
Joan
Louisiana Farehase Exposition Company
O.cseseee
Central Pacific Railroad
Panama Canal
District of Columbia
Spain
Naval
Philippines
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
United States
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Hue of French tramp steamers call at Pacific coast
A Hue of French tramp steamers from Auvre are about to run along the Pacific coast stopping at San Frangisco with plans to call at several ports. The itinerary suggests a modest fleet on a setting that evokes maritime trade snags and distant harbors.
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Auvre
Pacific Coast
San Frangisco
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Atkinson
Texas
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