22 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
1
Chicago reporters note Judge Humphrey grants immunity to individual packers indicted last summer for conspiring to restrain trade. Corporations remain liable. individuals go free. Proceedings featured unions of lawyers, jurors, and anxious officials as trials loom with up to 1600 witnesses anticipated.
Indictment charges criminal libel over Morning Journal coverage of charges against New Mexico official J Wallace H Raynolds. Warant served on D A Macpherson while co defendant J H McCutcheon faces similar charges as bond offers circulate. Case tests archaic libel law and press freedom amid public interest in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
The court reasons that after considering the law and recognizing no right to resist, the defendants appealed only under legal compulsion and thus earned immunity. Named free are J. Ogden Armour, Edward Morris, Charles W. Armour, Tra N. Morris, Louis F. Swift, Edward J. Swift, Charles N. Swift, Edward Cudahy, Arthur Meeker, T. J. Connors, P. A. Valentine, A. H. Veeder, Arthur F. Evans, L. A. Carton, Robert McManus, D. FB Hartwell. Corporations to stand trial: Armour Packing Co, Armour & Co, Cudahy Packing Co, Fairbanks Canning Co, Swift & Co. Honolulu notes ship Oregon’s repairs, and gun-mount weakness prompts restraint on using 13-inch guns. Washington details confirm keel-plate damage and prior orders restricting big-gun fire.
Santa Fe residents split over the indictment of D A Macpherson Morning Journal president on criminal libel charges tied to reporting about secretary J Wallace Raynolds before a Senate committee. Leading figures expect a trial to reveal more about Raynolds’ charges.
The Morning Journal requests readers who do not receive the paper to promptly notify the office. The notice appears on today’s ten page edition, asking subscribers to report delivery issues to ensure service continuity.
Albany reports the assembly committee on insurance endorsed amendments to bill No. 954 to remove all directors and trustees of Mutual Life companies on November 15 and void proxies before September 15. The measure aims to postpone elections for domestic mutual life firms including New York Life until November 16, 1906, with swift passage expected.
Public sentiment in Santa Fe frames the grand jury indictment as an effort to muzzle the free press. Many locals expect no trial, preferring an open conclusion to the case and a clear stance on press rights in the territory.
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals third district ruled unconstitutional the last regular session’s 2 percent tax on railroad gross earnings. The decision deprives the state of hundreds of thousands in tax revenue and frees railroads from penalties for nonpayment. In a separate California note Morrix Ruck was convicted of first degree murder in Los Angeles.
A sensational report claimed the execution of former Lieutenant Schmidt and a large mutiny of sailors at Sebastopol after last November's mutiny. The Associated Press correspondent from Sebastopol telegraphs that all is quiet there today, and the rumors are unfounded.
Vincent St. John president of Burke Idaho Miners Union was bound over to district court on charges tied to the murder of Ben Burnham during the Smuggler Union mine riot on July 3 1901. Witnesses testified he was present at the scene and a written truce agreement involving the mine manager and St. John was offered in evidence.
A coroner's jury in Phoenix Nebraska finds Sallie Domes died from turpentine poisoning administered by Hallie Jenks, an asylum attendant. District attorney orders a manslaughter warrant. Jenks arraignment planned. Jenks claims she manipulated the patient and tried to revive her after forcing turpentine on her mouth.
Special to the Morning Journal Santa Fe May 23 Tallmadge of the Tallmadge Land and Immigration Co Chicago and Roswell is in Santa Fe for a day or two. He eyes a possible purchase of the Santa Fe Central for his syndicate and arrived from Roswell. He declined to discuss details of the prospective deal. Chilean minister Martinez, by directive of his government, invited Secretary Root to visit Valparaiso on his Rio de Janeiro conference trip. A first women reserved smoking car leaves London for Liverpool marking a progressive push for women smokers.
The Missouri state case against Standard Oil Waters-Pierce and related companies resumed the oil hearing in St Louis but was adjourned to April fifth due to the illness of H Clay Pierce. Charles M Adams and Andrew M Finlay testified as hearings paused amid questions about intercompany reports. The session followed by amid intense cross examination.
Washington March 21 The judiciary committee plans to report that there is no constitutional authority for federal control of insurance or state corporations other than railroads The report by Chairman Jenkins cites court decisions that insurance is not commerce and that Congress cannot impair state police powers The Roosevelt administration meets labor leaders but diverges on most labor measures including immigration and Chinese exclusion.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced an investigation into underbidding and misrepresentation of freight rates by shippers from New York and eastern territory. A hearing is scheduled in U.S. court rooms, New York City, Friday March 23 at 10 30 AM.
St Petersburg March 21 The imperial manifesto and ukases of March 8 that codify a national assembly fall short neither a constitution nor a bill of rights Yet the assembly's powers are tightly restricted making it seem more a parliament in name The emperor cannot revoke the charter, a key victory for the people, who will press the prerogative debate in the assembly Meanwhile Juarez’s birth bicentennial is marked in El Paso with thousands of students marching to Juarez Opposite El Paso to honor the reformer who expelled Maximilian Milwaukee reports the city ticket nominating Mayor Rose for a fifth term with Becker and Armand among rivals
Plague reappears in Sydney New South Wales with two cases reported yesterday and three more discovered today in the same block of houses. Health officials trace spread and issue caution to residents.
Washington March 21 The senate devoted the day to the railroad rate bill with Culberson proposing a ban on campaign contributions by corporations under the law and Bailey offering promised amendments and lamenting an interview. Bailey left after learning his father died as a debate continued with Tillman Patterson Heyburn and Knox. Also in Washington naval matters discussed include battleship construction in New York yards and cost limits for collier builds with House support.
Delegates in Algeciras report a forward step as details of the Austrian police proposition are informally communicated. A leading neutral delegate hints at a favorable reception though not affirming the report directly.
Te Kio reports the Parmesia governor says 6,188 people injured and 2,167 houses destroyed by the recent quake. Other dispatches claim 17,400 houses damaged.
New York March 21 the operators committee of seven warned that the miners demand for a readjustment of wages and conditions would if granted amount to a veritable revolution in mining. They say a uniform scale would place men on the same basis and boost outside workers’ pay by about 20 percent while some gains could reach 150 percent for others.
In Indianapolis on March 31 the joint scale committee of coal operators and miners in the central competitive and southeast districts held an all day session but made no progress toward an agreement. Participants spent the time idling and delaying.
In New York at a municipal art dinner Dr. Josiah Strong warned that killing workmen is cheaper than protecting them. He said nine workers die daily in avoidable accidents and coal mines and railroads act as slaughterhouses for laborers. He cited 2,660 unpublicized accidents last year.
Judge Doan Kea Washington reports that on March 21 the president sent to the Senate the nomination of Fletcher M. Doan as associate justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. The action marks a key executive move in judicial appointments.
A circular from President W. H. Newman calls New York Central and Hudson River Railroad stockholders to a special Albany meeting on April 18 to vote on boosting capital from 156,000,900 to 306,600,000 dollars. The plan would issue one million shares at 16 dollars each to raise funds for corporate needs as directed by the board.
San Francisco March 21 Mr Hi Huntington filed a suit in the superior court awaiting divorce from H Huntington a well known railroad man and nephew of the late Collis P Huntington The complaint is brief alleging desertion since 1900.
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