Rates cases review upholds some rail rate issues
Justice Hughes notes disapproval of interstate vs intrastate rate plans “for reasons stated in the Minnesota rate cases.” He finds no basis for revenue‑yielding rates for St Louis routes and Kansas City lines, while Chicago Great Western valuation issues do not overturn lower court findings. Quincy Omaha Kansas City and St Joseph Grand Island rates are annulled by stipulation linking Chicago Great Western ruling.
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Washington
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri
Arkansas
Oregon
West Virginia
Portland
Kentucky Cove
River Pointe
Hughes
Mississippi
Congress
Justice Hughes
Chicago
Purlington and Quincy
Atchison
Burlington
St. Louis
Hannibal
Kansas City
Clinton
Springfield
Chicago Great Western
Quincy
Omaha
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Missouri Railroads Ordered to Refund Excess Charges
Jefferson City Mo June 16 The thirteen main branch line railroads of Missouri must refund excess freight and passenger rates charged in defiance of the two cent passenger fare law and the maximum freight rate act of 1907 Governor Snott W Major announced after learning the Supreme court upheld the laws He as attorney general originally presented the case to the court
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Snott W. Major
Supreme Court
Major
Damaged Snyder Jr. Reaches Duluth After Collision
In Duluth on June 16 the ore carrier Wm. B. Snyder Jr. arrived with a heavily damaged port bow needing fourteen new plates. The ship collided in fog with the steamer Jesse Spaulding, which also reached Duluth safely. Spaulding had departed Keweenaw Point with ore. Snyder Jr. is 590 feet long, a Shan nengo fleet vessel.
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Morning Journal
Bpetial
Duluth
Minn
Wm. BP. Snyder
Jesse Spaulding
Spaulding
Sault Ste. Marie
Keweenaw Point
Spaulding and Snyder, Jr
Snyder, Jr
Great Lakes
Shannengo
Dairy and Food Officials Open Annual Convention in Mobile
The annual convention of American Dairy Food and Drug officials opens in Mobile Alabama with Vice President Willard Hanson of Utah presiding. The first business session is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Food and Drug Officers
Modt
Mobile
Ala
American Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
Willard Hanson
Utah
More Births Than Deaths Occur in France
In Paris the 1912 vital statistics show 750 650 births in France versus 742 114 in 1911, per Dr. Bertillon. He calls the rise illusory and notes the two years set a damaged record influencing France toward ruin with births, marriages, and deaths totals.
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France
Paris
Jacques Bertillon
Bertillon
Negro Desperado Kills An Officer In Atlanta
In Atlanta, deputy sheriff Eugene Watson died after a deadly encounter with a suspect identified as a Negro, who allegedly snatched a pocketbook from a woman. The suspect fled under a house, was wounded by Yancey after resisting arrest, then killed the deputy with a knife before being captured in a cellar following a final shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mourning Journal
Atlanta
Eugene Watson
David S. Yaney
Watson
Yancy
Seventh Day Adventists Predict Christ's Return This Generation
Elder G. W. Wells president of the Minnesota Seventh Day Adventists declared in St Paul that Christ will return in this generation during the current session.
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St. Paul
G. W. Wells
Minnesota Seventh Day Adventists
Father of Beet Sugar Industry Tells of Twenty Million Dollar Plan
The renowned leader, known as the “Father of Beet Sugar Industry,” describes the formation of an American company backed by twenty million dollars. He outlines aims to expand production and stabilize markets for sugar in the United States.
Change. Rates on Farm Products Move to Free List
Government shifts on farm goods propose removing countervailing duties on cattle sheep hogs and wheat. The plan replaces tariffs with a complete free list, altering prices and trade terms for agricultural products.
New York bankers blamed in beet sugar trust issue
Senate lobby committee heard Henry T. Oxnard describe New York bankers who helped fund a beet sugar firm and poured in about fifteen million dollars for stock in a twenty million dollar company. He warned the free sugar provision could create a new sugar trust.
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Washington
Henry T. Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
Senate
New York
Underwood
Mr. Oxnard
Frank
Senator Lodge
Aaron Gove
Denver
Great Western Sugar Company
Gove
Senator Bristow
Four men fatally injured in Jefferson Coal mine explosion
In Dillonvale Ohio on June 16 four men were probably fatally injured at Jefferson Coal company's Number 3 mine near Pine Park when a powder kil exploded after a mule kicked an electric wire, causing a spark that ignited the powder.
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Dillonvale
Jefferson Coal Company
Pine Park
Bananas Rise to Duty Free Status in U S Tariff Talks
The Senate finance committee reconsidered the Underwood tariff schedule, striking countervailing duties and placing bananas on the free list to aid growers. Livestock and grains faced shifting treatment while flax hemp and ramie were added to free status. Angora hair and Mohair saw duty changes. Lima reports the Peruvian cabinet resigned under Prime Minister Peralta.
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Morning Journal Special
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Wilson
House
Senate Finance
Simmons
Finance Committee
Canada
Argentina
Hitchcock
McReynolds
Senate
Pomerene
Vanderbilt Accepts Carnegie Gift for Medical Department
The Vanderbilt University board of trustees in Nashville, Tennessee accepted Andrew Carnegie’s $1,000,000 gift to the medical department. The donation funds continue Carnegie’s philanthropy toward medical education and research at the university.
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Carnegie
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Andrew Carnegie
Underwood Opposes Quick Action on Currency Reform
Public opinion must decide currency legislation in this session. Democratic Leader Underwood after White House talks warned progress depends on national sentiment. Administration aims to push a currency bill with a banking reform message, with timing to hinge on House debate and public demand.
Currency Reform Sparks Senate Debate on Banking Control
Senator Owen backs a regional reserve system with a federal central board while criticizing banker influence. He supports Henry's push to reopen the money trust inquiry and believes full disclosure may alter public perception of powerful bankers.
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Ington
Congress
Oscar Underwood
House
Wilson
White House
Senate
Underwood
Democratic Party
McAdoo
Owen and Glass
House Banking and Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
United States
Reserve
Treasury
Neeley
Kansas
Henry
Texas
Money Trust
Owen
Glass
Banking and Currency
Senator Owen
Owing Journal
Timent
Penn professors deny vivisection cruelty amid warrants
Philadelphia June 16. Counsel for five University of Pennsylvania professors denied cruel treatment of dogs in vivisection. They pledged to meet the issues on their merits and disputed evidence of a gibbet claimed to have broken dogs spines, calling it hearsay.
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Morning Journal
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Women’s Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention
California delegates press harbor improvements on Pacific coast
Delegations from San Francisco Los Angeles and Stockton with California lawmakers urged the U S board of engineers to approve deepening and widening of Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors and an improved Richmond harbor to handle expected Panama Canal traffic and rising immigration. Stockton asked flood survey and harbor work while Richmond sought a government survey and contributory funding.
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Morning Journal
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Stockton
Cal
California
Congress
United States Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Long Beach
Richmond
Bay
Panama Canal
Europe
Pacific Coast
New York
Detective Agency Chief Tells Story Of Union Strike Tactics
Charleston dispatch reports June 16 that amid renewed industrial strife in Paint and Cabin creeks the Senate mine strike committee heard from Bhara Feltz, head of Feltz detective agency, about hired guards and secret operatives aiding operators. He said 110 guards on Cabin Creek and 35 on Paint Creek, with 6–10 secret operatives in the strike area. He confirmed lists of union organizers were kept to thwart organization, and discussed qualifications for guards.
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Rorwing Journal
Opetial LeseRe Wire
Chartleston
W. Va
Senate
United Mine Workers of No. 27
Thomas Haggerty
Hatfield
Cabin Creek
Bhara . Feltz
Id -Feltz Detective Agency
Paint Creek
Feltz
Cabin Creeks
Secret Service
United Mine Workers
Seymour Stedman
Mr. Stedman
Holly Grove
Kenyon
Mr. Feltz
Martine
Felta
Prin
Grand Jury Probes Customs Frauds at Philadelphia Port
The United States grand jury began a Philadelphia port customs fraud probe today. Officials allege large importers benefited by passing imports in as samples of no value. Robert S. Herberty, a former merchandise examiner, was dismissed and charged with a no value ruling on a flag parcel to Rodman Wanamaker. Brierly allegedly passed over 460 such imports. he faces trial only on the flag case. John Wanamaker will not be called as a witness.
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Harry A. Austin
Truman G. Palmer
Washington
United States
Senate
Austin
Palmer
Government Printing Office
A. Y. More
Farwo, N
James A. Metcalfe
Mont
Baker
Farvo
More
Gronna
Metcalfe
OY Morning Journal
Philadelphia
United States Grand Jury
Robert S. Herberty
Customs Service
Rodman Wanamaker
Brierly
Henry N. Arnold
John Wanamaker
Earthquake Victims Recovered in Tirnovo Ruins
Bodies of one hundred dead have been taken from the ruins of houses demolished by the earthquake Saturday at Tirnovo in Sofia.
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Sofia
Tirnovo
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Negro Desperado
Oxnard
North Dakota
Senator Gronna
Lima
Frederico L. Peralta
Golden State
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