Harriman Calls for Unified Railroads and Government Oversight
Denver dispatch reports ED Harriman urging a single giant railroad system with total state supervision and immediate expenditure up to 250 to 300 million dollars to modernize weaker lines. He claims railroads have already spent 356 million since 1902 on western improvements and says public opinion has shifted in favor of railroad expansion.
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Morning Journal
Denver
H. Harriman
America
United States
Harriman
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Eithe
Taft outlines nonpatronage judicial policy
President Taft stated that judicial appointments will not be governed by senator patronage and will be based on fitness. He welcomes suggestions from senators and representatives about candidates and noted several vacancies, including in New Mexico and the newly created seventh district, with no definite choices yet announced.
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Morning Journal
Munsey Bldg
Washington, D. C
United States
Taft
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Abbott
Moody
United States Supreme Court
Edward A. Mann
Gadge
Andrews
Nixon Sells Holdings in Goldfield Consolidated Mines
Senator George W. Nixon president of Goldfield Consolidated Mines disposes of all holdings in the company selling 250000 shares to George Wingfield for about 2 million dollars at 8 dollars per share Wingfield transfers most banking interests to Nixon and is linked with Henry W Frick Hayden Stone Co and brokers from New York Wingfield and associates are said to travel to Goldfield to inspect the property with Frick and others.
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Goldfield
Nev
Mareh
George W. Nixon
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
Consolidated Company
George Wingfield
Nixon
Wingfield
John S&s Cook Bank
Coldfield
Henry W. Frick
Pittsburg
Hayden Stone & Co
Boston
Crokers
New York
Frick
Miners in Terre Haute Mine Riot Leave Several Wounded
Five American miners were wounded in a race riot at the Bogle mines north of Jasonville Indiana. Hungarian miners fired on Americans who warned them to leave. The Hungarians barricaded in a house as hundreds of Americans surround and fire on the premises. One American might be fatally injured.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bogle Mines
Jasonville
Beresford Allies Gear Up For Naval Policy Clash
Charles Beresford to join the political fray with fresh fuel for the naval agitation. Admiral Beresford plans to push for a larger and more efficient navy after returning to London. He targets Lord Charles Dhames and Chancellor David Lloyd George as champions of the small navy and domestic pensions.
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Charles Beresford
Admiral Beresford
London
Charles
Marriages Held Illegally at Parish Church for Fifty Years
London reports that the county of Buckingham learns all marriages at St James Parish Church Pradwell in the last fifty years were illegal due to no licensed church. Steps will be taken to legalize ceremonies already performed. Separately, three scout cruisers Buckingham Chester and Salem start endurance tests from Block Island toward Cape Hatteras for 756 miles at 15 knots then return to Block Island.
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London
Fuckingham
St. James
Pradwell
Newport
R. L
Cape Hatteras
Buckingham
Chester
Salem
Block Island
Body found in Seattle garbagedump after murder
A mutilated man about thirty five was found by a dredger crew on the east waterway. Coroner A A Snyder says the victim was murdered, his body cut up and packed in quicklime before disposal in a city garbage dump. The right upper jaw is missing.
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Seattle
Wash
A A Snyder
Accident injures cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati at Mare Island
The Raleigh and Cincinnati sustained damage in Mare Island channel while a tug attempted to move them. A propeller fouled another shaft causing a water leak that was stopped temporarily. A diver will examine below water line and an investigation will determine responsibility.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Cal
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Mare Island Channel
Navy Yard
Contradicts Nevada Case On Rail Rates Hearing Progress
At Stone Nevada on March 80 the Interstate Commerce Commission heard witnesses in the Nevada railroad case against Southern Pacific and the Nevada California and Oregon lines. Testimony compared costs Ogden Reno and Reno Sacramento to challenge high Reno rates. Officials discussed water competition and profits, with Southern Pacific’s G. Lace aiding the defense.
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Nev
Examiner Lyon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nevada
Southern Pacific
California
Oregon
Shaughhnessy
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ogden
Reno
Scramento
Sacramento
Teodore Eisfeldt
Customs Department of
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
G. Lace
Japanese warships reach Honolulu on practice cruise
The Hoc Honolulu wireless station said it had established contact with the Japanese cruiser Bove amet Avo from the training squadron on a practice cruise to the Pacific coast. The squadron is due Thursday morning. The Azo was formerly the Bayan sunk by Japan and the Soya the Varlag which met a similar fate.
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Honeotale
Horolulu
Hineraa
Boveamet Avo
Io Tse Jananecee
Pacific
Azo
Bayan
Soya
Varlag
Notable Debate in the Commons on Naval Policy
London March 30 The house of commons narrowly rejected a motion of no confidence in the naval policy by 253 to 515. Arthur Hamilton Lee proposed the motion asserting the government’s plans for newest battleships do not secure empire safety. Prime Minister Asquith and Foreign Secretary Grey defended the policy amid sharp exchanges on armaments and Anglo German rivalry.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur Hamilton Lee
Bte International
A. J. Balfour
Lee
Asquith
Edward Grey
Grey
Mr. Balfour
Croydon
Reichstag
Germany
George returns from California on juvenile republic idea
William R. George arrived from California and described initiating a junior republic model akin to Freeville New York. He says the juvenile republic concept is spreading and expects adoption in every state.
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Ithaca
N. Y
William R. George
California
Freeville
New York
Lincoln House Passes Citizenship Bill to Governor
The Nebraska legislature approved the Bryan Schod of Citizenship III bill, sent from the senate, author William J. Bryan drafted it. It authorizes the regents of the state university to establish a chair for instruction on citizenship duties and good government.
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Lincoln
House
Bryan Schod
Senate
Willian
J. Bryan
State University
Japanese Bank Fails to Open in San Francisco
The iit mon Ginko of Golden Gate bank failed to open its doors as depositors gathered before the building. Manager Mr. Ma Wa said a run was imminent and reports circulated that the bank was unsound and that its president H Saihakea had taken most funds to Japan.
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San Francisco
Iit Mon Ginko
Golden Gate Bank
Bu Mawa
H. Saihakea
Japan
Lord Teresford to the Pore in London
London reports strong prospects that the popular figure Admiral Lord Teresford will travel to the Pore. The notice notes a notable and picturesque profile stirring public interest.
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Lord Teresford
London
Lord
Distinguished Educator Dead in New York
Dr Jammer H Canfield librarian of Columbia University and noted educator died tonight at St Luke s Hospital after a brief illness from an apoplexy. His death followed nervous shock after a street car accident last Saturday in New York City.
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New York
Jammer H. Canfield
Columbia University
St. Luke's Hostital
Dynamite Outrage Near Pittsburg
A building near Dunkirk ten miles north wrecked by dynamite today. It had just been completed and no one was inside. No motive or suspects yet identified.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburghan
Dunkirk
Here
Prominent Manufacturer Dies in New York Rivalry Era
Jasper Rand vice president of Ingersoll Rand Drill company, president of Rand Rock Powder works and noted New York clubman, died at St Marks hospital after pneumonia. He was 35, unmarried, and left an estate valued around ten million dollars.
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Deasdale Lake
Jasper
Ingersoll-Rand Drill Company
Rand-Rock Powder Works
New York
St. Marks’ Hospital
Rand
Miners Die In Mexican Coal Mine Blast
Haghe Pass Texas March 30 Thirty eight Mexican miners perish in a Coahuila Mining Company coal mine explosion due to fire damp. Rescue efforts failed and all are feared dead.
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Haghe Pass
Texas
Minor
Mexico
Coahuila Mining Company
Crazy Snake’s War Chief Career Ends Arrest in Muskogee
Crazy Snake, leader of the rebellious Creek factions, was captured last night and is being transported to Muskogee to await trial. His era as a war chief ends with this arrest and impending jail movement.
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Crazy Snake
Muskogee
Impression of Slaughter Claims in Indian Fights
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire reports Crazy Snake captured near Checotah under heavy guard at Thompson Farm. Heavily wounded in the thigh. prisoners sent to Muskogee and Checotah. Checotah deputation seeks to organize posse. Henryetta dispatch warns of grave consequences after the capture.
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Morning Journal
Guthrie
Oklo
Crazy Snake
Thompson
Cheeotah
Muskogee
Henryetta
Japan rejects Chinese call to refer Manchuria to Hague arbitration
Morning Journal Special Service dispatch from Tokio reports Japan will not submit Manchuria questions to Hague arbitration. The foreign office accuses China of malign influences and asserts diplomacy remains the path for final settlement while criticizing China for rejecting Japan's offers. London notes Britain will not intervene and sees no need to back China's arbitration request.
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Morning Journal
Special Sensen
Tokio
China
Manchuria
Hague
Foreign Office
Japan
Aania
Crazy Snake Returns From Washington To Start War
Courier report from Hickory Stamping Ground March 20 says Crazy Snake leader of Creek and allied factions remains at large. Oklahoma National Guard and deputy sheriffs scour hills for miles while militia reaches Henryetta area and a telegraph line is planned. Fatalities include Deputies Odom and Baum and Creek man Dick Barnett.
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Hickory
Crazy Snake
Roy Hoffman
Hoffman
Stidman
Signal Corps
Here
Henryetta
Odom
Baum
Dick Barnett
Qomade
Pater
Kreps
Johnson
Fowler
Pierce
Washington
Haskell
Oklahoma National Guard
Snake Indian Band End Threat Sparks Statewide Uprising Fear
A fragment describes a warning about ending a long reign of a famous Snake Indian band and the risk of provoking blood to rise among Indians across the state, risking a general uprising.
Freemen in Fear as Oklahoma Riots Reach Crackdown
In Kaldenville and nearby, arrest of Frank Coker for killing Marshal Baum and Deputy Odom sparks alarm among Seminole freemen. Reports of deaths rise with seven or more victims daily. officials warn details are unclear as inquiries continue and militia presence grows.
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Kaldenville
Frank Coker
Marshal Baum
Odom
Crazy Snake
Henryetta
Thomas Watson
Sapulpa
Crazy Snake's
Frank Jones
William Clark
Daily
Ollahomans
Pierce
Marshall Baum
Jones and Clark
Casey
Safford
Craven
Wee Wake Mills
Payne Bill Delay Threat Looms in House
Washington dispatch reports the Payne tariff bill facing possible serious delay in the House. President Taft met with Speaker Cannon and Reps Payne Craswell to discuss the rule for amendments as leaders flag difficulties in lining up GOP votes. A key proposal seeks to remove countervailing duty on coffee and tea tariffs while awaiting committee action next week.
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Washington
Payne Tavens
House
Taft
Cannon
Representative Payne
Craswell
Hove
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Debate Heats Up In Congress Amid Trade Clash
Washington March 30 The tariff fight returns as oil and lumber schedules spark sharp exchanges. Speakers including Vreeland Kitchin Dies Graham and Burke clash over countervailing duties and protection for western lumber while Kitchin accuses the Senate of obstruction and cites Cleveland era policy.
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Morning Journal
Speci
Washington
The
Rouge
Vreeland
New York
Kitchin
North Carolina
Messrs
Dies
Texas
Graham
Burke
Pennsylvania
United States
Tle
Pitteburg
Pittsburg
Congress
House
Senate
Kampphrey
Washington State
British Columbia
McKinley
California
Torland
Missouri
Middle West
Prospective Senate Clash Over Tariff Says Aldrich Stands Firm
Washington March 30 The first post attack senate gathering on tariff method shows Sen Aldrich defending the bill making process without minority aid while Sen Elkins claims alignment with President Taft on tariff revision The issue sparks anticipation of a sharp debate when the Hacen resolution seeking full senate admission to finance committee tariff sessions is presented before the body Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Elkins
Kheikina
Elkine
Taft
Scene at Hickory Stomping Grounds in Indian Campaign
Indians fled to the hills as 125 guardsmen arrived Sunday. Hickory Stomping Grounds lie seven miles east of Henryetta in an upland grove. Colonel Hoffman found a deserted camp and observed the sacred grove marked by years of stomping, broken cans, and refuse around the cook’s camp.
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Barnett
Henryetta
Hoffman
Sacred Grove
Crazy Snake urges treaty pledge tracing back to Columbus
Washington records recount Crazy Snake's Senate testimony from 1906 in which he pleads for full fulfillment of the treaty with the United States. He cites Columbus era promises and Indian removal histories, says his people settled on this land and fulfilled agreements, and questions current land division. He references service as a union soldier during the war.
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Washington
Crazy Snake
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Clark
Wyoming
Reeke
Columbus
Alabama
Senate Scrutiny of Payne Bill Coffeepower Clash
Washington March Su Senate Finance Committee moves to strike the countervailing duty in the Payne bill on Brazilian coffee arguing it would raise consumer costs. The panel also probes an American coffee syndicate alleged to hold four million bags for a price rise after passage. A member cautions against profiting at the breakfast table and vows to prevent abuse.
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Washington
March Su
Brazil
Senate Committee On Finance
Congress
Senate
Silk Goes Out Of The Payne Bill
Information indicates Japan is poised to compete with the United States in producing silk goods, signaling shifts in international manufacturing trade and potential impacts on the Payne Bill.
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Washington
Japan
United States
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