Garfield report on oil rates targets Standard Oil power
President Roosevelt sent to Congress the Garfield report on railroad freight rates tied to oil. It argues the Standard Oil company gained from secret and open rates, hurting independents, and urges stronger Interstate Commerce Commission powers to curb discrimination and restore fair competition. The findings note railroad corrections of secret rates and call for policy action on competition and land/resource controls.
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Bureau of Corporations
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Garfield
Bureau
Twenty Officers Lose Their Places In Iowa News
Des Moines reports twenty National Guard officers were ousted as sections of a new military code took effect. The attorney general ruled the medical staff and small arms officers were removed, despite expectations they would remain. Also covered: railroad competition issues with Standard Oil, improvements to Mason City telephone lines, public morals on Sunday theaters, and local political tensions in Grundy and Black Hawk counties.
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Deg Moines
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National Guard
General Assembly
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Thrift
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Dea Motney
Western Electric Telephone Company
Mason City
Lnes
Burt
Fenton
Spirit Lake
Jackson
Minn
Rock Rapids
Estherville
Albert Lea
Mills
Forest City
Britt
Cerro Gordo County
Des Moines Ministerial Association On Public Morals
Breeden
Transportation Great Factor in Competition
Commissioner Garfield notes transportation as a key factor in competition and discusses its impact in his report, highlighting how access to routes, infrastructure, and logistics shapes economic and strategic outcomes. The remarks frame transport as essential to progress and national efficiency.
Standard Magnates Reply to President and Garfield Report
New York bankers Mecars H H Rogers and John D Archbold of the Standard Oil company issued a press statement in reply to President Roosevelt and Commissioner Garfield. They criticized the effort to widen Interstate Commerce Commission powers and to secure fair railroad rates, arguing the bill would extend government control beyond needed limits. They asserted the administration seeks to curb abuses in rail transport but warned of unintended consequences and urged caution in reform.
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Tim 10
Standard Oil Company
New England
Garfield
Stanford Oil Company
New York
Roosevelt
Mecars
H. H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Standard OU Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Calumet Baking Powder Ad Fight Exposes Fake Test
A sweeping attack on Calumet Baking Powder as a deceptive ad campaign is described. The piece argues the test revealing Rochelle Salts residue shows chemical changes in baking, defending Calumet as compliant with pure food laws and offering $1,000 for any health-harming evidence. It cites Dr. A Warner Shepard on Rochelle Salts and contrasts Calumet with rival cream of tartar powders.
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Calumet Baking Powder Company
Balesing Powder Trust
Missouri
A. Warner Shepard
Brooklyn
Bright
Mountain Tyrol custom women and children await men
In the Tyrolean mountains the women and children come out at bedtime for the youngsters, as husbands fathers and brothers answer the call from the hills and head home together.
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Tyrol
Ping
Pope to Present Golden Rose to Princess Ena of Battemberg
The pope will this year present the Golden Rose to Princess Ena of Battemberg. The rose is a wrought gold symbol blessed with ceremony on Mid Lent Sunday and given by the pope to chosen princes he wishes to honor.
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Ena of
Excavations at Santa Cruz Uncover Tusks and Mastodon Remains
Excavations at Santa Cruz California reveal sea-walrus tusks two to three feet long and nine to twelve inches thick in excellent preservation along with petrified mastodon remains likely from the ice age. A Lancashire tenor was asked by a choir to address deaf Betty about singing but she misheard and quipped about praise in a humorous exchange.
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Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton
Latham & Tracy
Alftair
Santa Cruz
Cal
Ota Betty
Betty
Haircut Joke Sparks Barbershop Banter in Londonderry
In Londonderry a barber taunts a farmer about his hair. The farmer replies that his wife cuts it, prompting the barber to quip about using a knife and fork. The exchange highlights a rustic joke set in a local barbershop.
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Londonderry
Willian Sharp
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