Interstate Commerce opens probe into Southern and Union Pacific
The Interstate Commerce Commission began an inquiry into the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railways to determine if they operate as natural competitors or collude in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Witnesses include Harriman and several Union Pacific officials. hearings shift to Chicago after initial sessions. Potatoes and a Virginia murder note additional regional items in brief.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
EB. H. Harriman
A. L. Mohler
Union Pacific System
J. C Stubbs
Wm. Mahl
Alex, Millar
W. V. & Thorne
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Tim Wil
Knapp
Lane
Chicago
William &. Cornish
W. W. S. Thorne
Alex Miller
Wm. Mah
Millard
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
W H. Harriman
Reform push ends in county printing bid standoff
Voters urge reform after county commissioners fail to invite bids for county printing. The Morning Journal and The Evening Citizen exchange the job, with taxpayers unhappy at the switch and insistence on cost efficiency. The uproar questions where reform stands as bids and prices are debated.
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Sonora
the County
Orinter
Morning Journal
West Coal Famine Strains Rail Freight Across Plains
A Western coal shortage cripples wheat shipments and cattle markets as engines and freight cars run short. Texas officials and stockmen blame underpowered rails, while towns on branch lines suffer delays. Proposals include penalties, more cars and engines, and faster interchange to ease shortages.
Fences on Public Lands Must Be Removed by April First
Washington reports a presidential directive to remove all illegal fences on public lands by April 1 1407 under the 1885 act. The order directs local land office officials to enforce the law, with fences torn down if not removed. Also noted are Carnegie funding for a bureau building, a potential land office commissioner appointment for Philip B Stewart, and Texas court martial proceedings for Major Peng and Captain Macklin related to recent troop unrest.
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Washington, Jan
Hitchcock
Land Commission
Philip B. Stewart
Colorado Springs
The
Land Office
Richards
Stewart
Washington
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
William L. McCuskey
Department of Texas
Chas W. Peng
Edgar A. Macklin
Cleveland Falls Into Gas Blackout After Main Explosion
Cleveland, January 4. An eighteen inch gas main explosion near Akron cut the city off from its natural gas supply. Thousands of homes and businesses were left without fuel or light, and manufacturing plants reduced operations due to the outage.
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Cleveland
West Virginia
Akron
Ore consignments arrive in Nevada from Goldfield
A consignment valued at 1,000,000 arrived at the Selby smelter from Goldfield Nevada. The load filled three box cars and was guarded by eight Wells Fargo messengers.
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Vrkom Goldpeeld
Nevada
Vallejo
Cal
Selby
Goldfield
Wells Fargo
Maine Schooner Grounds on Massachusetts Shoals
Chatham Massachusetts Jan 4 The schooner Alice T Boardmay of Calais Maine went ashore on Handker chief shoaly early today and 16 a total wreck One member of the crew was drowned.
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Maine
Massachusetts Shoals
Chatham
Mass
Alice T. Boardmay
Calais
Handker
Chief Shoaly
Pure Salon Plans For New York City Art Salon
Plans completed for a proposed sculpture salon in New York City to be housed in the Fine Arts Building. The Vanderbilt Gallery will host the salon with Louis XVI period styling, tapestries, paintings, and statues. Mrs. Payne Whitney will host receptions and entertainments. The main rooms will become a fine art garden with fountains sundials vases and balustrades as in the world’s finest gardens.
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New York
Vanderbilt Watlery
Louis XVI
Payne Whitney
Passenger Train No 1 Crashes With Freight at Gonzales
Special bulletin reports Passenger Train No 1 colliding head on with freight No 832 near Gonzales at 6 10 AM. Two Mexicans injured badly eight injured. American casualties minimal. Engines and cars demolished. passengers endured delays as wrecking crews clear debris. News sent to Thoreau and Albuquerque with scant official details.
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Thoreau
Franklin
Chandler
Sowers
Gonzales
Thorau
Gallup
Albuquerue
Uitte
Thoreau Iy
Gonniles
Albuquerque
Nena Zal
Gonzaton
Weing
Myers Woman Seeks Stay of Execution in Kansas City
Judge John E. Phillips denied habeas corpus for Mrs Aggie Myers in Liberty where she awaits death for the murder of her husband Frank Hottmen. If Governor Folk does not intervene, she is to be executed January 10. Attorneys plan to appeal to the U S Supreme Court, aiming for a nine month delay or next term.
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Kansas City
John E. Phillip
United States District Court
Aggie Myers
Feres
Maggie Myers
United States Supreme Court
United States District
Phillips
Inquiries Open Into Block Systems On Major Railways
The Interstate Commerce Commission today began formal inquiries into block signaling on the Baltimore & Ohio and the Southern railroads. It cites recent Baltimore and Ohio and Southern derailments as evidence of block system failure and seeks a full report on human error as a factor in wrecks. In Jackson, Mississippi, a petition was filed to declare fraudulent bonds issued by the Yakco City & Mississippi Valley railroad since 1884, seeking accounting of earnings and an injunction to restrain bond disposal.
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Washington
Jas
Baltimore & Ohio
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Southeren Railway
Lawyers
Balimore & Ohio
Terracott
D. C
Commission
Jackson, Sti
TR. B. Marton
W. B. Grifith
Vicksburg
Yasco City & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Hainois Central Railroad
Metropolitan Trust Company
New York
Yaxco City & Misalaipp! Valley Railroad
Reconciliation of Marlboroughs Denied Amid Global Dispatches
Reports from Hamburg London and Buenos Aires outline denials of reconciliations between the Marlboroughs and a deadly clash in Pergamino Argentina. The day also notes Kuropatkin’s Russo-Japanese histories set for Leipzig publication. A Wheeling conference opens for stationary engineers with focus on safety and efficiency.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Edward
United States Civil Service Seeks Dairy Chemists
Washington Jan 4 The United States civil service commissioners hold examinations today for dairy chemists in the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Animal Industry Two appointments will be filled with salaries ranging from 1400 to 1800 dollars per year Candidates compete for federal posts in agriculture science and animal industry with examinations underway in the nation capital.
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United States
Airymen
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commissioners
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Butler Charged with Embezzlement in Albuquerque case
C Butler a plumber for Standard Plumbing and Heating was arrested on embezzlement charges after noon. He allegedly took 12 dollars for a tank installation in the White Elephant for Geo Neher and failed to remit the amount. He was released on his own recognizance and to have a preliminary hearing today at 4 before Judge Chewford. Butler came from near Houston Texas and resides on South Second with his family.
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C. Butler
Standard Plumbing and Heating Company
Butler
Chewford
Futter
Geo. K. Neher
Huller
Albuquerque
Houston
Texas
South
Stand + [ord
WRS J G Leaton Dies of Pneumonia
Mrs J C Leaton wife of J C Leaton died of pleural pneumonia at the Golden Rule rooming house yesterday afternoon after a brief illness The funeral will be held Sunday from the Congregational church and burial will be in Pullview cemetery She moved here from San Antonio two years ago and was active in church and musical circles She leaves two sisters in San Antonio and her husband J C Leaton a machinist at the Santa Fe shops is bowed in grief
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J.C. Leaton
J. C. Leaston
Golden Rule
Congregational Church
Pullview
Arkinwis
Leaton
San Antonio
Albuquerque
J. C. Leaton
Santa Fe
Wrecks Reported as Flooding Hits Rail Lines
In Kentucky and Missouri heavy rains caused widespread flooding and track washouts. Western Kentucky rail traffic halted as creeks rose. Missouri section of St Louis and San Francisco line saw a weakened track sag and a sleeping car overturn injuring seven. Mohawk Valley and Indiana towns faced rising rivers, closed schools, and overwhelmed bridges. Taytorville and Gibson County reported significant inundation with residents evacuating and roads flooded.
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Louisville
Dan
Kentucky
Henderson
Frisco
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis & San Francisco
Beatyrank
Here
President Tight Returns Home From New York Meeting
President W. G. Tight of the University returned from the Geological Society of America annual meeting in New York enthusiastic about winning Albuquerque as the 1907 meeting site. The event would bring about 300 geologists, with a Grand Canyon site trip and pueblo excursions likely part of the program. Tight was absent from the city four weeks.
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W. G. Tight
University
Geological Society of America
New York
Tight
Albuquerque
America
Grand Canyon
Tieht
Musicians Pouring Into This City
City expects a surge of visiting musicians soon with many arriving to form an orchestra and perform. Director Hi Cue aims to weave a strong program as Duke City hosts a notable event. Attendees include Frank Crowe and a traveling group from multiple cities with various instrumental specialists.
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Albuquerque
Banat
Frank Crowe
Tennhers
Key Andersen
Harry Lathrop
Delphi
Tnd
Thenes
Haerieburg
Snowbins
Ateorm
Dr . How
Tee Winnapelle
Kart Il de Teow
Akron
Bie
Min Mette Unghant
Beonville
Connetint
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Wheeling
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National Association of Stationary Engineers
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